Democrats talk a lot about protecting democracy, but for most Americans, the system was written to exclude them a long time ago. 
This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon.
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