Presidential historian Jon Meacham argued that the upcoming midterm elections are the most important since the Civil War and argued Republicans are a threat to democracy.
Presidential historian Jon Meacham argued that the upcoming midterm elections are the most important since the Civil War during a segment on "CNN Tonight" Tuesday.compared President Biden to Abraham Lincoln Tuesday, arguing the upcoming midterm elections will be the most important choice that America has made since the lead up to the Civil War.
"When you deplete the trust in the system, which is what is unfolding today around the country, and I will confess, as George W. Bush might say, I misunderestimated the power of the 'big lie' here, but it's burrowed in and democracies do not long endure if everything becomes about power at the expense of winning humbly and losing graciously," Meacham said.
PENNSYLVANIA SENATE DEBATE: OZ DECLARES VICTORY OVER FETTERMAN AS THE TWO CLASHED OVER ABORTION, FRACKING She said there were moments where, if Lincoln had succumbed to pressure to placate the Confederacy, history would have turned out much differently and told Meacham,"You draw these analogies in a way, I think is not always so obvious but it's fascinating to think of how and where we are today."
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