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under this definition, hasn't Congress — the most important branch of the Federal government — been under "competitive authoritarianism" for decades?

see e.g. https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/reelection-rates

from #StevenLevitsky #LucanAhmendWay https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/path-american-authoritarianism-trump

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