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Happy Fourth of July holiday everyone!


Perhaps it’s not a surprise that among the Unite America team, Independence
Day is a popular holiday. Yes, it’s a day of patriotic overload; a red, white,
and blue bonanza. But we would be doing a disservice to our country and to the
individuals who founded our nation if we didn’t also use the Fourth of July to
recognize the many ways in which our country could be improved.


In order to form a more perfect union (yes, from the Constitution, I know), we
must honestly reflect on our country, our history, and our future, and see
where we’ve failed and where we can do better.

 

Here are three things to think about this week: 

Don't put away the quills just yet.
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As we celebrate the anniversary of our nation ridding itself of
unrepresentative, monarchical rule,a new survey from Democracy Fund’s Voter
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that an increasing percentage of Americans would support more
authoritarian-rule, and that others still would support military-rule.
Authoritarianism, in other words, is sounding increasingly appealing.


Perhaps most striking is the clear double standard that partisans hold when
considering potential election outcomes. 57% of Democrats believe it would be
appropriate for a Democrat to call for a do-over election because of foreign
interference, while 29% of Republicans think it would be appropriate for
President Trump to refuse to leave office based on claims of illegal voting. 


In short, Americans like our democracy. But increasingly, we distrust it. To
ensure the security of our democracy, we have to ensure that our government is
capable of representing and serving the American people. It’s our nation to
keep, and our democracy to perfect. (Constitutional Republic, I know.)



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You’ll never believe what happened when Colorado voted by mail...
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(It was a smashing success!) Colorado held their state primary, Tuesday, using
a universal vote at home system. Amid national stories about ballot chaos and
poll lines in other states,Colorado’s election was… virtually seamless
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. The state recorded record turnout, with 1.6 million people voting in the
election, and nearly all of them (99.3% of voters) choosing to mail their
ballots, or drop them off at a drop-off box. And results didn’t take long
either; the Democratic U.S. Senate primary (the only contested race at the top
of the ticket) was called by 7:30 on election night. 


While it’s unfair to compare Colorado, which has had universal vote at home
since 2014, with states that are hustling to expand their absentee voting
programs at the moment, Colorado can still serve as an example of what vote at
home looks like when it’s done right. Record turnout, zero poll lines, and
above all, unmatched voter security. (Did I mention they also have open
primaries?!)



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Finally, in a fragmented and often partisan media environment, understanding
whether you’re getting the whole story can be difficult. Partisan echo chambers
amplify certain stories, while suppressing others. Working for a cross-partisan
organization, I’m often asked what news sources I read or trust. Well, let me
introduce you toGround News <[link removed]>. 


Ground News puts a spotlight on news that publications from one side of the
political spectrum or the other had little to no reporting on. In a
hyper-partisan world, not only does news get spun and biased to cater to one
party's agenda, but there is also complete omission of certain news stories
that don't gel with the newspaper or TV network's list of issues. They deliver
all the important news stories of the day from an average of 12 different
perspectives ranging from local, national, and foreign news outlets both on the
left and the right so that every American can have an informed conversation
with every other American no matter what their personal politics. 

 

I highly recommend their weekly Blindspot Report newsletter. Not only is it
filled with important stories you might have missed, but it’s eye opening to
see how fractured news coverage in our country has become.



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Happy Independence day from our group of star-spangled ding-dongs
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Brett
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Brett Maney
Senior Communications Manager
Unite America
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