Business leaders should speak up for democracy, LinkedIn co-founder urges

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman wants his fellow business leaders to unite around one thing -- the need for a calm election in which every vote is counted.

"Business leaders need to speak up and they need to speak up on the democratic process," Hoffman told CNN's Julia Chatterley Monday. He urged his corporate counterparts to forget past fears about meddling in politics, because of the unique nature of the 2020 election.

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