Donald Trump with his now-indicted former campaign chair, Paul Manafort.

Monday was hugely heartening. To see Special Counsel Robert Mueller stand up for the rule of law against a White House that treats it like a discarded candy wrapper was to remember there is still hope for this great nation. But there is only so much even a dedicated public servant like Mueller can do.

From the moment Donald Trump seized the Republican presidential nomination last year, we’ve seen without any doubt that only one political party still cares about American democracy. As long as the Republican wrecking crew is still in power, we are at their mercy.

In one week, voters across the country will head to the polls with the chance to deal Trumpism its biggest rebuke yet. Ground zero for delivering this statement is Virginia, where the governorship and all 100 seats in the GOP-controlled state House are up for election. What better way to strike a blow for patriotism than to smash Republicans in the state where the Constitution was conceived?

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