The endless torrent of Proposition 50 advertisements warned us that democracy was at stake.

Sorry, folks. Prop. 50 passed this week, but the future of democracy will remain on the ballot for the foreseeable future.

As President Donald Trump steers the country toward autocracy , the existential threat he poses to American institutions and norms will continue to confront us in ads spliced into our TikTok feeds and mailers haphazardly discarded at our front doors.

By approving Prop. 50 — with a nearly two-thirds majority as of press time — California proved Tuesday that it’s taking that threat to heart. We’ll soon find out whether the same message resonates with Americans, not just Californians.

The first major test is just around in the corner, when Democrats attempt to take back con

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