A Black woman was just sentenced to 6 years in prison for...trying to register to vote.
Tennessee officials say she was ineligible due to a felony conviction. But the real issue is voter laws that are over-complicated and discriminatory.
Until we expand our Senate majority by at least 2 seats, we cannot reform the filibuster and pass national voting rights legislation.
In her hearing, Pamela Moses, the woman sentenced, spoke up: "All I did was try to get my rights to vote back the way the people at the election commission told me."
Rachel Maddow summarized: The officials "screwed up...her county elections board never took her off the voter rolls." And the Department of Corrections and the county elections commission even signed off on her recent voting application!
The New York Times reports that "voting rights activists say [her] lengthy sentence underscores racial disparities in the criminal justice system when it comes to voting fraud cases -- especially since white men who have been charged in more straightforward instances of voting fraud have received probation or just days of imprisonment."
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (WI) - Elizabeth Warren writes, "A new poll showed my friend Mandela Barnes tied 43-43 with Ron Johnson. We can win this." She calls this “one of our best chances to expand our Senate majority.” Mandela attended our PCCC candidate training before winning statewide in 2018, and he’s a longtime progressive movement ally. Last month, Ron Johnson argued, "Show me somebody in the recent past that has wanted to vote that couldn't...We've made voting incredibly easy. Nobody's suppressing the vote."
Lucas Kunce (MO) – HuffPost reported "Marine Veteran Launches Missouri Senate Bid After Roy Blunt Retirement' and called Lucas Kunce "a crusader against corporate consolidation." He has led all Democratic and Republican candidates in fundraising and has become a fixture on MSNBC, using his veteran cred to point out that Joe Manchin supported trillions in military build up abroad while obstructing child care, lower-price prescriptions, and keeping millions of kids out of poverty here at home. We’re helping this frontrunner flip a Senate seat in a red state!
Morgan Harper (OH) - Her campaign launch got covered everywhere from the New York Times to Cleveland Plain Dealer. Morgan’s bold platform is consistent with her record at the CFPB of fighting corporations that ripped off consumers and her work with Lucas Kunce to fight monopolies. This is an open seat after a Republican retirement. Morgan is uniquely able to win the general election in a state that has trended red by bringing together Black voters, women, young voters, and independents.
Charles Booker (KY) - He nearly defeated the establishment pick for Senate in 2020 due to tremendous grassroots support. Now, he’s the frontrunner to face Senator Rand Paul. Elizabeth Warren says, "This is a man who has lived the struggles other politicians just talk about. He grew up in one of the poorest zip codes in Kentucky. He experienced the pain of poverty firsthand, and saw his mom skip meals just so he could have enough. He’s been homeless, and had to ration his insulin because he couldn’t afford the medication he needed as a Type 1 diabetic. Now, he’s running to lift up working families in Kentucky and beyond."
Let’s end Joe Manchin's veto -- and stand up for people like Pamela who need our help. Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Team (@BoldProgressive)
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