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Once again, this week was dominated by two big political stories. On the one hand, the media continued its relentless focus on President Joe Biden’s debate performance, while largely ignoring the unhinged ramblings of Donald Trump. On the other, Project 2025 took center stage as more and more people realized it as a dangerous blueprint for a future Trump regime.

Yet, for people reading deeper into the news, there were lots of warning signs that the GOP continues to build a massive voter suppression and election subversion war machine to undermine the November elections. There were also amazing signs of hope in various court victories for voters around the country.

This duality, the very bad plans Republicans have for the country and the very good work so many are doing to protect it remains the dominant, yet under reported, theme of this year.

Here are the stories you should have read this week, but probably missed in all of the other clutter.

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Trump allies at Heritage declare 2024 election illegitimate in advance ([link removed])

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The same people behind Project 2025 have already declared the November election results illegitimate before the first vote. Their goal is to create a permission structure to refuse to certify the results.
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Washoe County Won’t Certify Primary Election Results, Nevada Secretary of State Seeks Court Order ([link removed])

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Right on cue, Republicans in Washoe County, Nevada refused to certify the results of two local elections. As Democracy Docket reports, they have already been sued.
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The Very Good
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Absentee Ballots Won’t Be Thrown Out for Witness Address Variations, Wisconsin Court of Appeals Rules ([link removed])

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Pro-voting groups scored another big victory for absentee voting in Wisconsin. Two weeks ago, the state Supreme Court restored ballot drop boxes. This week, an appeals court rejected GOP efforts to toss ballots based on incomplete witness address certifications.
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Utah Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to Repeal of Anti-Gerrymandering Initiative ([link removed])

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A very big victory in the Utah Supreme Court means a case challenging the state’s congressional map will continue.
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That’s all for this week. Bode is celebrating all the wins from this week.
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