Rep. James Clyburn points out that democracy remains at risk after last election: Election of 1876 ‘led to Jim Crowe’

Rep. James Clyburn, D.S.C., suggested Friday that The need to warn Americans about democracy is at risk during the 2024 election is a response to former President Barack Obama’s claims that it was a low priority for voters.

“I remember as we were celebrating 100 years of this country’s existence. We had a presidential election in 1876 … and you can see what happened to democracy in that election. It led to Jim Crow,” Clyburn told CNN’s Dana Bash.

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Clyburn further explained that the 2024 presidential election could mean something similar to the voter suppression during Jim Crowe is on the verge of happening again.

Former President Barack Obama chats with Manu Meel, co-founder and CEO of BridgeUSA, Ainka Jackson, founding executive director of the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation, and Nika Kovač, director of the institute in Slo. Vinia, March 8 between The Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democratic Convention on Dec. 1, Oct. 5, 2024 in Chicago. Illinois (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

“I am the ninth African American to serve in Congress from South Carolina. The problem is 95 years between numbers eight and nine. Because democracy was pushed to the back of people’s lives in 1876,” Clyburn said.

“And there is a danger that it will happen again,” he added.

Clyburn responded to Obama on Thursday. It reflects Democrats’ efforts to brand Trump a threat to democracy. They argue that the results have proven to be a low priority for voters. Obama spoke at the Obama Foundation’s Democracy Forum in Chicago. Illinois It was his first public statement after the 2024 election.

Rep. James Clyburn, D.S.C., suggested Friday that America’s democracy is at risk because of the election of President Donald Trump. Trump is necessary Although former President Barack Regardless, Obama will claim that it is a low priority for voters.

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“Speaking of bridging our differences when the country and world seem bitterly divided. It feels like an academic exercise that feels distant or childish. Especially as far as they are concerned. Elections prove that democracy is far from over. A list of people’s priorities,” Obama said.

Clyburn said. Even though Obama While “correct in his assessment,” he questioned whether the country should head in its current direction.

“I think they’re really popular. Not that they really should be. But they have shown that it is,” Clyburn said. He continued: “Even if President Obama is correct in his assessment, But the question is Is that a good place for this country?”

Former President Obama and President Trump (AP photo)

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