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Hi Friend,

 

The world is in a precarious place right now. Russia is pushing Europe
dangerously close to war, China is pushing propaganda as it attempts to
distract from their human rights abuses, and here in the US, the Republican
Party is trying to rewrite history, calling the January 6th insurrection a
display of legitimate public discourse. 

 

Those attempting to intimidate, harm, and threaten election officials and
politicians responsible for certifying the election are not engaged in
legitimate political discourse. The attack on January 6th was horrendous, but
the effort to normalize the attack may be even more dangerous for our
democracy. Country over party needs to mean something–and we need reform to
make it so. 

 

Here are three things to think about this week.

The pro-Trump case against the Big Lie
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Weston Wamp, a Tennessee Republican who voted for Trump, is on a mission:
convince fellow Republicans that the election conspiracy is just that — a
conspiracy. In this New Yorker profile, Weston Wamp talks about why the Big Lie
should worry Republicans as well. 


When Americans doubt the security of our elections, the entire nation suffers.
Party officials, meanwhile, should be concerned. As Wamp argues, the losses
Republicans faced in the Georgia Senate races can be attributed to President
Trump casting doubt on the election integrity. Check out thepiece here
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Primaries are key
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Across the country, the number of competitive districts has been on a steady
decline. As Republicans and Democrats draw increasingly safe districts for
themselves, the power of the American voter continues to diminish. As a result,
increasingly, the only election that matters is the one that decides who will
represent the dominant party — and that happens in the primary election. 


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case you didn’t know, and asThe New York Times
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breaks down this week, it has the ability to dramatically impact the midterm
elections which are fast approaching. The parties are literally taking power
out of the hands of voters, and giving it to themselves. As former
Representative Tom Davis says in the story, "The parties are contributing to
more and more single-party districts and taking the voters out of the equation.”



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Alaska’s better way of doing things
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Finally, let’s talk solutions: While the threats to our democracy are very
real, and very existential, one state is already showing us a way out: Alaska.
Last year, Alaska passed a ballot measure that would overhaul their election
system, creating a nonpartisan primary where every voter matters, and switching
their general election to use ranked choice voting. The system means that every
vote in every election counts, and that voters, rather than parties, are put
first. 


As Edward Foley points out in The Washington Post
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, the system could help to improve representation across the country, where
other representatives who have spoken out against Trump face steep primary
challenges that they’re likely to lose.Read his full piece here
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Glad to be back with you all.

 

Brett
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Brett Maney
Senior Communications Manager
Unite America
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