Hey, it's Michael.

For the last few months here on the Daily, we've been bringing you the run-up, our show

about the midterm elections and how we got to this front moment in American politics.

Today, in the final episode of the season, we look at the results and what they tell us

about where we might be headed next.

Take a listen.

I think the state of democracy right now is very shaky.

In the beginning, these midterms were about democracy.

I'm worried that democracy is being eroded.

Our democratic system is under direct threat.

I think democracy is much more fragile than I realize.

But as I stand here tonight, equality and democracy are under assault.

When President Biden made that his central message to voters, I'm asking our nation to

come together, unite behind the single purpose of defending our democracy regardless of

your ideology.

The question was not whether Americans believe democracy was on the ballot.

It was how strong their commitment to democracy really was.

And that's where I want to address something that's bugging me for a long time.

Would voters care?

We are a constitutional republic.

We are not a democracy, nor in the Constitution does it use the word democracy.

With they reject a growing anti-democratic sentiment, taking hold at the state level.

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