The fate of democracy rests with a handful of Republicans

Published Nov 06 2020 at 7:57 PM GMT

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Democratic nominee Joe Biden pulled ahead in Pennsylvania this morning, closing in on 270 electoral votes and thus the presidency.
Millions of Democrats yearning to free themselves of President Trump are just minutes or hours from celebration.
But what should be a moment of relief will be darkened by a gathering cloud of ominous threats coming from the president, his children and allies, and even some leading Republicans.
As Biden was pulling ahead yesterday morning in pivotal battlegrounds, leading in stat.