Democracy Is On The Ballot In These 11 Secretary Of State And Attorney General Elections

Democracy Is On The Ballot In These 11 Secretary Of State And Attorney General Elections

The aftermath of the 2020 presidential election was probably most Americans’ introduction to Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state who rebuffed then-President Donald Trump’s entreaties to “find 11,780 votes” that would allow him to carry the state. Same with Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who filed a baseless lawsuit to get the Supreme … Read more

GOP Rep. Jim Banks slams push to kick him off ballot

GOP Rep. Jim Banks slams push to kick him off ballot

GOP Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) ripped his would-be Democratic challenger Aaron “AJ” Calkins Thursday for attempting to keep Banks off the ballot over his decision to vote against certifying the 2020 election results, calling the gambit “absurd.” Calkins, who is in a three-way Democratic primary for the right to face Banks in November, filed the … Read more

Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot

Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot

In this screenshot from the RNC live stream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, North Carolina congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn speaks ahead of the virtual convention on August 26, 2020. (Photo courtesy Committee on Arrangements for the Republican National Committee 2020 via Getty Images) On January 3, 2021, Madison Cawthorn was sworn in as the … Read more

Democracy Is on the Ballot in 2022. Summer Lee Is Ready for This Fight.

Democracy Is on the Ballot in 2022. Summer Lee Is Ready for This Fight.

“People are concerned that democracy is under attack and that Congress is not responding on these issues. People are wondering what we’re going to do to make sure things don’t get undermined, ”said Summer Lee, a Pennsylvania lawmaker who speaks to voters a lot these days as they vote for an open seat in the … Read more