“Only one of these nightmares has taken over a major political party

“Only one of these delusions is the governing vision of a former president who just might be president again

“Only one of these developments has turned the backbones of Republican leaders into gelatinous goo”

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 15, 2021

“Only one of these ideologies produced a crowd that sacked the U.S. Capitol and threatened violence against political leaders

“Only one of these movements is working in state legislatures across the country to make electoral systems more vulnerable to manipulation and mob rule.”

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 15, 2021

“It is important to confront every source of illiberalism in American life

“But this doesn’t mean that all such challenges to democracy are equal

“Right-wing authoritarianism is the force that could undo the American system

“In a contest of nightmares, it’s not even a contest”

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 15, 2021