FEC commissioner: American democracy legitimacy ‘waning’

By Rudy Takala

Published November 12, 2016 8:33pm ET

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FEC commissioner: American democracy legitimacy ‘waning’ — "For many reasons, this was a dispiriting presidential election," FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel wrote in a Friday column for the San Francisco Chronicle. "[A] significant lesson learned is our country's vulnerability to creating a class of outsiders." (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | Rich Pedroncelli

The presidential election proves that the “legitimacy” of American democracy is “waning,” according to a top Democrat on the Federal Election Commission.

“For many reasons, this was a dispiriting presidential election,” FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel wrote in a Friday column for the San Francisco Chronicle. “[A] significant lesson learned is our country’s vulnerability to creating a class of outsiders.”

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