The Senate Rules Committee marked up S. 1, the For The People Act on Tuesday, and it went as well as you might expect with the Prince of Darkness, the “Grim Reaper of Democracy,” Mitch McConnell making a rare appearance, and two of the insurrectionist senators who voted not to certify the results of the … Read more
On one side is the pro-democracy party that wants to expand voter participation and voter access, and to make our democracy work again. On the other side are “Republicans who now represent one of the largest, in terms of numbers, anti-democratic movements in the world.” – Nicolle Wallace. She is correct. As I have posted … Read more
Jevin Hodge would like to be the next House member representing the area that today largely comprises Arizona House Congressional District Six. The district, as it is currently constituted, has been a target for Democratic strategists for the last two election cycles as demographics have changed, political attitudes have shifted, and the reputation of incumbent … Read more
More than 100 national, state, and local advocacy groups will launch a mobilization Saturday to counteract the Republican Party’s systematic dismantling of the United States’ democracy, calling on supporters to help fight for legislation aimed at protecting the right to vote. Fight GOP Voter Suppression: John Lewis Day Of Action: At the John Lewis National … Read more
In a Wall Street Journal column last week, Sen. Ted “Cancún” Cruz (R-TX) warned that CEOs opposing Republican threats to voting rights will be excluded from his party’s pay-to-play legislative operation — because they’re no longer conservative enough for the GOP. For example, Republicans will stop accepting donations in exchange for “looking the other way” … Read more