woe interpret the events from the last year. >> steven, jimmy carter says our great nation teeters on the brink of a widening abyss, we are at risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy. americans must set aside differences and work together before it is too late. do you agree with former president carter. >> yeah. i think it is significant that a former president who spent much of his time in office defending human rights across the world is now worried about protecting election officials in the united states, is now worried about getting voters access to the ballot box s worried about losing our democracy here in the united states. i think it's just -- it is a profoundly troubling column to