Republicans lost in Wisconsin so they want to strip power form incoming Democrats

They’re doing this in Michigan too and did it in North Carolina. Talk about sore losers. They are unwilling to respect the wishes of the voters. Of course, the national Republican party says nothing.

One Republican lawmaker said the measures were needed because the GOP didn't trust the incoming governor in Wisconsin. https://t.co/De5n29VZXG

— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 4, 2018

Protest has begun, as a sea of demonstrators stretches out in the freezing Wisconsin night in front of the Capitol. @NicholsUprising kicks us off. “They are trying to undo democracy!” pic.twitter.com/62ELTWbc5R

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) December 3, 2018

Wisconsin Republicans got 46% of votes but won 63% of seats b/c of extreme gerrymandering & now undertaking brazen & unconstitutional power grab to prevent Dems from undoing their voting restrictions. Read this thread 👇 https://t.co/3u4AROehiM

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) December 1, 2018

Wisconsin Republicans are holding a hearing this afternoon on their anti-democratic plan to strip powers from the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general before they take office. The Republicans plan to be voting on it by tomorrow. https://t.co/Em0s8VFeFG

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 3, 2018

I’m a political scientist who studies media, partisan polarization & democracy. What is proposed in Wisconsin is extraordinarily undemocratic. It is an active subversion of democracy to, as the architects themselves put it, make it easier to win elections and have more power. 1/ https://t.co/EOCKxHi9Ov

— Mike Wagner (@prowag) December 3, 2018

State Elections Commission — three Republicans and three Dems — comes out against plan to move Wisconsin's 2020 presidential primary. https://t.co/AQLmITYed3

— Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) December 3, 2018

In the @washingtonpost, read this piece on the WI & MI power grabs by @ColbyItkowitz & @feliciasonmez. First quote: @Tony4WI's dead-accurate characterization of the power grabs as "a repudiation of the last election."https://t.co/EpdXfPDQvq

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) December 3, 2018

Now stealing from voters in Wisconsin, Michigan and Missouri. Party of Putin, not party of Lincoln. https://t.co/z8fIe3ibwy

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) December 3, 2018

Wisconsin Republicans are mounting a North Carolina–style assault on democracy: https://t.co/CrUGZNiBDJ pic.twitter.com/sDRP4EfHa6

— Slate (@Slate) December 3, 2018

GOP press conference re their power grab attempt to kneecap the incoming Gov and AG. Their message literally provoking laughs in the room: “We’re trying to restore the balance of powers in the Wisconsin state government.” pic.twitter.com/gm55RK2zXO

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) December 3, 2018

What Wisconsin Republicans are trying to do isn’t a good look for American democracy — changing the rules after you lose. https://t.co/CEOt9BOWGD

— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) December 3, 2018

From Wisconsin https://t.co/Gs1B9brxGO

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) December 3, 2018

This should be one of the biggest stories in America. It is a crisis for democracy https://t.co/ZuskNH8vZc

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 3, 2018

Every civil rights victory since the 13th Amendment has been undermined by thinly veiled oppressive tactics, like the ones we are seeing today. https://t.co/e1l6xfvpgK via @MotherJones

— Voting Rights Inst. (@The_VRI) December 3, 2018

Dark money group Wellspring Committee

It has no employees or volunteers, and just a single board member.

No public facing operations.

No website.

Just millions of dollars from anonymous donors it dutifully passes on once it receives it. https://t.co/265PbYPMcH

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) November 27, 2018

NEW: New tax records of "dark money" group Wellspring Committee highlights how unidentified donors can provide large sums to politically influential groups through complex webs of opaque groups and tax laws that allow contributors to remain hidden. https://t.co/KoRiF4whOy

— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) November 27, 2018

Republicans are trying to limit power of Democrats who won

They can’t accept they lost. They try to undermine the winner.

GOP governors and legislators on their way out the door are trying to poison the water for incoming Democrats https://t.co/tMuEimFgKO

— Salon (@Salon) November 20, 2018

Missouri Republicans try to undermine a state constitutional amendment passed by voters

Missouri GOP: thugs https://t.co/VK4v6d5oW2

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) November 27, 2018

Grassley is wrong about Obama

Obama didn’t attack Alito, he criticized the Citizens United decision (and was right to do so since it brought lots of outside money into politics).

Also: Obama was right, Alito was wrong. And Grassley should retire https://t.co/oxt87A2iWo

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) November 24, 2018

Obama didn’t rebuke Alito, Senator. Your memory is faulty. Which might explain why you can’t recall Roberts’ response. https://t.co/kGeNOqzve1 https://t.co/FnZXd65vSK

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 22, 2018

I am seeing that many people believe this happened – who knows how many more after amplified by conservative media -yet it's literally the opposite of what happened. Obama criticized nobody by name. It was Justice Alito who visibly mouthed the words, "Not true." https://t.co/3uNwaQg9JH

— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 22, 2018

Democrats represent the growing modern economy

Democrats represent the growing areas but they still do more to look out for poor people than Republicans do.

The American dream is alive and well for some Americans, but largely out of reach for others – and economists are increasingly worried about the effect of geographic disparities for the country as a whole https://t.co/oHuAyKzYhU

— POLITICO (@politico) January 1, 2019

America’s political-ec disconnect continues: A GOP Senate majority oriented to rural and “traditional” industries stands ready to block efforts to bolster the nation’s growing urban and suburban “knowledge” economy.

See piece below & @JohnJHarwood @ThePlumLineGS @RonBrownstein https://t.co/Q53Qd9EaSJ

— Mark Muro (@MarkMuro1) November 26, 2018

Wow. I knew that there was a correlation between growing regional disparities and politics, but this is getting really stark. Dem districts radically more successful than R https://t.co/ReI8ZhlalE

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 15, 2018

“Clinton won far fewer counties than Trump — she cleaned up in the more populous counties. But Clinton counties produced almost two-thirds of the country’s new jobs and nearly three-fourths of its economic growth in recent years.” https://t.co/YHJ41GvEWB

— Brandon (@redrummage) March 7, 2018

The 1/6th of counties Clinton won did account for 2/3 of GDP in 16. Both parties need to compete everywhere but given overlap between acceptance of eco & cultural change, future D gains more likely to come in the metro places ok w/change on both fronts than in those uneasy w/both https://t.co/DeLLJPFtIc

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 13, 2018

The coalition of transformation continues to drive the forward edge of economic innovation. Similar to Clinton counties representing 2/3 of GDP in 2016, though only 1/6 of all US counties. https://t.co/KXiyYTEx9V

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 15, 2018

It’s wrong for media to describe blue metro America as the bubble. Measured by economic output, racial & religious diversity, transition to Information Age, it is more reflective of what 21st century America is becoming than the non-metro places that have drawn so much coverage. https://t.co/7aBn1ofMzL

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 19, 2018

“… the most prosperous 20 percent of U.S. Zip codes account for the entire net increase in employment over that period. Across the remaining 80 percent of the United States, fewer jobs exist now than in 2007.” https://t.co/KV3My7KoHz

— Jenna Johnson (@Jenna_DC) December 6, 2018

Excellent tweet about Nancy Pelosi

Republican attacks have made her unpopular

Lately, I've been asking people why they dislike Pelosi. Turns out, most people don't know WHY they hate her, they just do. It seems lost on them that the reason they hate her is a decade of negative attacks by the GOP. It's very similar to HRC. https://t.co/D0OjHUyYRq

— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🗿💪 (@RachelBitecofer) November 14, 2018

Republicans will do anything to win

This is an excellent column. We saw this in 2000 when the Florida recount was stopped. From the column:

“A better way to put it is that when the 2000 election was thrown into chaos in Florida, Democrats operated under the mistaken belief that there was an orderly process to be undertaken and eventually it would all get sorted out fairly. Meanwhile, Republicans were all but crawling through the Okefenokee with knives in their teeth. Republicans knew that there were no rules that needed to be obeyed and no niceties that needed to be considered. All that mattered was winning, and the winner would be the one who was more ruthless and determined.”

We’re seeing it again now with the Republicans baseless claims of fraud in Florida and Georgia. Trump is the ringleader. Republicans don’t care how much damage this does to public confidence in the elections, they just want to win. They should just let the legal election process play out.

Once again, Republicans are showing how willing and eager they are to tear down the electoral system if that's what it takes to win: https://t.co/Je2oLyr2zb

— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) November 13, 2018

Why people don’t vote

Here's why 6 in 10 eligible voters might not vote tomorrow | Analysis by @CillizzaCNN https://t.co/lOPxN6TBJW pic.twitter.com/TRoKvnHceL

— CNN (@CNN) November 5, 2018

Next time you ask why people don't vote, remember these lines and remember this graph. Instead of spending so much energy and airtime engaging in pointless, counterproductive shaming of non-voters, I wish the Democratic Party would make ballot access and voting rights a priority. pic.twitter.com/yC5rpMe0FW

— Kevin 💾 Baker (@kevinbaker) November 6, 2018

Dear Millennials, you're the future of this country. I'm not preaching to you, but don't complain when things don't go your way. #ElectionEve #MondayMotivaton #MondayMorning https://t.co/ahNOlnzjFD

— Voice of Reason (@raggapegs) November 5, 2018

Opinion | Why Americans Don’t Vote (and What to Do About It) – The New York Times https://t.co/9fOGuwMhPK pic.twitter.com/e2qUkrow5S

— Jacob Sabat (@SilentSpace) November 6, 2018

2) What can be done about voter apathy and non-participation?

As @jbouie writes, one big reason people don’t vote is that the system discourages it.

Bouie puts it well: “We will only have a culture of voting and high turnout if we build one.”https://t.co/dXxyO6vG11

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 6, 2018

Voter turnout in America is exceptionally low, and many other developed democracies consistently manage to do better. There are various reasons for that. https://t.co/WZ7ByTZUfS

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 6, 2018

“There’s an assumption made that these voters will just come.” @emmaogreen reports from the lowest-turnout district in America on all the factors that keep people from the polls: https://t.co/Mlc9nUattt

— TheAtlanticPolitics (@TheAtlPolitics) November 6, 2018

Reasons why people don’t vote more often, by race. Survey of Florida registered voters, Oct 23-24. pic.twitter.com/rhiobohOF9

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) November 5, 2018

Super Pacs

This is why Citizens United was such a terrible Supreme Court decision. We need to get big money out of both parties’ campaigns.

Eleven donors have plowed $1 billion into super PACs since they were created, via @myhlee: https://t.co/3HPVmjn7Fl

— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) October 26, 2018