Watch My Conversation with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes about What the Defeat of Election Deniers in Swing States Means for the Future of American Democracy
Important conversation you can watch here.
“How did Gascón end up launching a criminal probe sparked by far-right election conspiracy theories?”
LA Times:
In the months following the Pit event, Gascón became an extraordinarily unlikely backer of some True the Vote claims, echoing in an Oct. 14 news conference the group’s allegations that Konnech stored poll worker data overseas. Ultimately,… Continue reading
“Women will make up majority in Colorado legislature”
Pluribus News reports that “Colorado is set to become the second state in the country where women constitute a majority in the legislature.” Nevada was the first. This milestone comes “more than 150 years after [Colorado] became the first state… Continue reading
A New Form of Preemption? Clear Effort to Undermine Local Democracy
The Pennsylvania State House took its first concrete step in a long-standing effort to impeach left-leaning, BLM supported–and most importantly elected and re-elected–District Attorney, Larry Krasner. The House committee has issued Articles of Impeachment. This now moves to the… Continue reading
“Making it easier for Black people to vote had unexpected consequences”
Nikita Lalwani at Monkey Cage has an interview with Nicholas Eubank and Adriane Fresh (Duke University), the authors of a provocative new study based on data showing that counties subject to Section 5 pre-clearance mandates under Voting Rights Act would… Continue reading
What the litigation path of eligibility challenges to Donald Trump may look like
If I had a crystal ball into the future of litigation surrounding Donald Trump’s candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, I would project something like this: In January 2024, administrative tribunals in Illinois and New Hampshire will issue the first… Continue reading
Governor Kemp testified before Fulton grand jury today
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
Breaking: Georgia Democrats File to Expand Early Voting
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
Conservative Efforts to Re-shape School Boards
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
My New One at Slate: “I’ve Been Way More Worried About American Democracy Than I Am Right Now”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
For the last two years, I have been writing about my grave concerns over the future of American democracy. With developments over the last week, culminating on Monday night with the… Continue reading
Breaking: NBC Projects Arizona Governorship for Democrats
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
Breaking News: ACLU Seeks to Stop Hand-Count in Nye County, NV Again
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
Pennsylvania–Split Tickets and White Rural Voters
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
“Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to access Arizona GOP chair’s phone records”
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