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Friend,
Spurred by Trump’s Big Lie about the 2020 election, throngs of his
supporters are running for office this year – many of them parroting the
same lies about election fraud and, in the process, proposing radical
ideas that would undermine our democracy.
One of the most dangerous candidates is Doug Mastriano, a far-right
Republican who just won the GOP nomination for governor in Pennsylvania –
a state with an immense influence in presidential elections due to its
large count in the Electoral College. Mastriano, who received Trump’s
endorsement in the primary, has pledged to purge every voter from the
state’s voter rolls and force people to re-register. He’s also vowed to
challenge the outcome of the 2024 presidential election if he believes the
outcome was “compromised” – which would then permit the
Republican-controlled legislature to appoint their own electors. ^[1, 2]
These radically undemocratic proposals only further underscore the need to
eliminate the outsized influence some states have over others when it
comes to presidential elections – and the best way to solve this problem
would be to change the role of the Electoral College.
[ [link removed] ]Sign our pledge to commit your support to ENDING the inherently
undemocratic role of the Electoral College and for basing the winner of
the Presidential election on the national popular vote! >>
Mastriano’s proposals aren’t new ideas either. For many months now, state
legislatures across the country have been working hard to make voting less
accessible and less democratic by passing legislation that restricts the
right to vote.
Emboldened by the Big Lie and their desire to undermine future elections
in their favor, many far-right politicians are running on promises to fix
the “broken election system” – when in reality they just want to suppress
voting and further rig it in their favor.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to the growing chorus of Americans calling for
Presidential elections based on a national popular vote! >>
We have a long way to go in fighting back against the Far Right’s efforts
to undermine our democracy, but we can start today by supporting an end to
the inherently undemocratic role of the electoral college.
Thanks for all that you do,
Zach, People For the American Way
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Sources:
[1] [ [link removed] ]"Far-right election denier Mastriano wins GOP race for governor in
Pennsylvania" NBC News, 5/17/22
[2] [ [link removed] ]"Doug Mastriano’s Gop Primary Victory Puts Democracy On The Ballot
In Pennsylvania" Vanity Fair, 5/18/22
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