Atlanta Journal Constitution reported earlier today, based on two anonymous sources, the news that Governor Kemp would be testifying “before the Fulton County special grand jury examining whether former President Donald Trump and his allies criminally meddled in Georgia’s 2020… Continue reading
The Georgia Democratic Party has filed a suit challenging the Secretary of State’s decision to bar counties from permitting early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Thank you to Stephen Fowler. There is a fuller article now at the Atlanta … Continue reading
Local elections obviously matter a great deal too: “Republican groups including the 1776 Project PAC, which steered millions of dollars into local school races this year amid predictions of a red wave.” AP News reports on the lay of the… Continue reading
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
For the last two years, I have been writing about my graveconcerns over the future of American democracy. With developments over the last week, culminating on Monday night with the… Continue reading
NBC News:
“Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has defeated Republican Kari Lake in Arizona’s race for governor, NBC News projected Monday.Hobbs’ victory is key for Democrats in a presidential battleground and a rebuke to a prominent election denier… Continue reading
The ACLU of Nevada has filed a second suit asking the courts to enjoin Mark Kampf, the county clerk in Nye County, Nevada, from conducting a hand count of ballots received in the 2022 midterm elections. The ACLU of Nevada… Continue reading
Some of you might be interested in this thread on Twitter with Lara Putnam analyzing the votes in Pennsylvania. Two themes are worth highlighting:
Split ticket voting is happening in Pennsylvania, and Josh Shapiro has been its beneficiary since he… Continue reading
Politico reports that “The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the House’s Jan. 6 select committee to obtain the phone records of Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward, a key ally during Donald Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election.”… Continue reading
Bolts Magazine rounds up the wins and losses for Secretary of State positions. Four “Republicans who ran on the Big Lie” won their races for Secretary of State. They will take office in Alabama, Indiana, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The… Continue reading
Although it has been clear since Election Day, Doug Mastriano has finally got around to conceding, as the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. He lost by 14 points. Still, in a world where election denying has become normal, and from an … Continue reading
NYT Editorial:
Voters in multiple states acted to protect the integrity of American democracy in Tuesday’s elections by rejecting some of the most prominent candidates who embraced lies about the 2020 election and threatened to ignore the will of the… Continue reading
Politico has a nice summary of the state of the House.
“There are still 20 seats left uncalled, and Democrats have a legitimate — if narrow — chance of holding the lower chamber as well. In those uncalled races, Democrats… Continue reading