Republican War On Elections Makes Casualties Of Civilian Stewards Of Democracy - Rachel Maddow

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Charles Stewart III, professor of political science at M.I.T., talks with Rachel Maddow about the damage being done to the U.S. democratic process by Republicans pushing Donald Trump's Big Lie and targeting election workers in the process. Aired on 09/17/2021.

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1. It really is important to remember this.

Republicans are thugs.

And every member of the GOP -- save for the very few who are being marginalized by the party for their intransigent insistence on accountability before the law -- is a willing soldier in the war against American Democratic institutions. Every one of them. Down to the local level. And anyone who votes for one of them is also an abettor of authoritarianism, a willing supporter of the destruction of the American ideal.

Republicans are thugs.