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Ex-GOP candidate says ‘pure democracy not the way to run a country’ (www.msn.com)

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Former Republican Pennsylvania Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum has said that Ohio’s vote to back abortion rights and marijuana legalisation shows that “pure democracies are not the way to run a country”.

The rightwing commentator, who was booted from CNN after making disparaging comments about Native Americans, appeared on the far-right network Newsmax on Tuesday night to take part in its election coverage.

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[–] Narrrz@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

so, an example of democracy working how it ideally should, instead of how it could be expected to.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Absolutely, and it makes it very clear which voters are only thinking of themselves, and which voters are thinking of society at large.