“some top Democrats are expressing public concern, worried that moves by Republican state officials — like making election overseers more beholden to political leaders — could set back their party for a generation.” https://t.co/3LTGWsYBGA
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 16, 2021
A little scoop with @daithaigilbert:
— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) October 27, 2021
At this weekend's QAnon conference, a Nevada secretary of state candidate announced he & three Trump-endorsed candidates have formed a coalition to "control the election system."
Mike Lindell is involved.https://t.co/Yp71NBFdMf
The GOP and its acolytes are engaged in a two-prong, systematic effort to takeover election administration:
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) October 27, 2021
1. Intimidate non-partisan election officials into resigning;
2. Get MAGA “Big Lie” candidates to replace them.
This is a huge authoritarian threat to US democracy.
It's a bad sign that elections officials are feeling endangered by threats of violence to the point that some are leaving. Add in that Trumpists are unshackling themselves from any obligation to respect future election outcomes, and it's a combustible mix:https://t.co/cTzSzdw8j8
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 26, 2021
Pretty much every day another story emerges about threats of violence from Trump supporters- @ election officials, school boards, Congress, local govt. GOP (& conserv columnists) determined to ignore, but it's clear Trump has ignited an ongoing threat changing US landscape https://t.co/wgtgbwpd4h
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 26, 2021
In three critical battleground states, Democratic governors have blocked efforts by Republican-controlled legislatures to restrict voting rights and undermine the 2020 election. From The New York Times: https://t.co/Rbik1qFyao
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) October 9, 2021
Washington Monthly's Bill Scher on the precise, stripped-down electoral reform bill that just might get 10 Senate GOP votes and just might save American democracy. https://t.co/2EMs8XhNSt @monthly
— Paul Glastris (@glastris) October 8, 2021
Elections are super-important, particularly right now. But I tried to explain why they can't be the only or dominant factor in our political discourse. https://t.co/aKRixiqtrb
— Perry Bacon Jr. (@perrybaconjr) October 8, 2021
Sad! 