When Democrat officials say that "democracy is at stake", that's true, because if the Democrats have their way, there will no longer be any democratic republic, but just their "Socialist People's party". Keep in mind, Pelosi and the Dems tried 2 different times (2019,2020) to pass HR-1, which would effectively block any 3rd party from running for office, make it a crime to question an election, provide for a Federal committee to oversee the states' election and much more, anti-democratic laws.