The New York Times reports that "Secretaries of state like Jocelyn Benson, charged with administering elections in their states, are among the most visible targets of the Stop the Steal movement, and the clearest examples of how Mr. Trump’s election claims have opened up new, lopsided political terrain in heretofore sleepy corners of the electoral system."
Indeed, armed demonstrators gathered outside of Benson’s home after Trump baselessly claimed that there had been massive voter fraud in her state last year.
Now, Trump’s allies are fighting to replace her and other pro-democracy Secretaries of State with Trump loyalists who could overturn democratic elections if their chosen candidate loses.
Jocelyn Benson and other Democratic Secretaries of State are not just targets of Trump's movement. Based on what they are seeing on the ground, they are raising the alarm.
Secretary Benson recently told the New York Times: "This is a five-alarm fire. If people aren’t taking this as the most important issue of our time and acting accordingly, we may not be able to ensure democracy prevails again in 2024."
Ensuring that strong, pro-voter, pro-democracy leaders hold the critical office of Secretary of State in battleground states is one of the most impactful things we can do right now to protect our democracy.
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