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‘Democracy Will Be on the Ballot’
The poison is spreading:
At least one-third of the nearly 700 Republicans who've filed to run for House or Senate next year have embraced Trump's election lies.
Dozens are seeking powerful statewide offices that would give them authority over elections. https://t.co/KBTUJkZboP
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 6, 2021
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‘Democracy Will Be on the Ballot’:
How Socialism Stopped Being a Dirty Word for Some Voters – And Started Winning Elections Across America
The leftist Democratic Socialists of America, which helped congressional star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get elected in 2018, looks to be a big political player again in New York City’s 2021 municipal elections.
‘Trump is showing us his playbook’: The president tips his hand on the plan to exploit the ‘red mirage’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning openly embraced a theory put forth by analysts earlier this week that he would try to misdirect the American people on election night by claiming a “landslide” victory that doesn’t exist—leading grassroots organizers to begin planning for a chaotic post-el
Celebrity, War, and Presidential Elections
On May 30, 1979, a letter appeared in 5 major newspapers in the US assailing the human rights record of Vietnam, a nation where the US killed about 3 million people and where about 58,000 of its own soldiers died. In bordering Cambodia, where the US war has spread besides a vicious air war over Laos, millions More
Source: Celebrity, War, and Presidential Elections – CounterPunch.org
Lebanon PM calls for early elections as unrest grips Beirut
Lebanon’s protesters stormed several government ministries as violent protests gripped Beirut on Saturday night.
Source: Lebanon PM calls for early elections as unrest grips Beirut – CNN
‘We Can Do This’: Elections Advocate Says Measures Must Be Taken to Help States and Post Office Handle Surge in General Election Vote-By-Mail
“We’re in an unprecedented time.”
Red America Is Becoming a ‘Democracy Desert.’ Coronavirus Threatens to Make It Worse
The coronavirus emergency threatens to become a constitutional crisis. Several states have rescheduled primaries and other elections, amid warnings that we must act quickly to enact a national vote by mail system in case the pandemic continues toward November’s presidential election.
Source: Red America Is Becoming a ‘Democracy Desert.’ Coronavirus Threatens to Make It Worse | Portside
