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May 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM

The latest about North Carolina's open Supreme Court seat

Popular Information: The five-month campaign to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat The saga over this election continues, John. Here's the latest update: Last year, North Carolina passed a bill that reallocated power away from the Governor. This was a purely partisan move after the state legi…

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May 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM

A foundational right at risk

The SAVE Act would suppress votes to address a made-up problemWe MUST stop this bill in the Senate and more like it but we need to unite and fight now, before opponents of voting rights in the Senate start checking voter suppression bills off their to-do list. Why? Listen to Senator Richard Blumenth…

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May 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM

1-click poll: Trump targets ActBlue

AP: Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats’ top fundraising platform  President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the progressive movement’s top fundraising platform, ActBlue.ActBlue said it would pursue “all legal avenues to protect and defend itself.”…

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May 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM

Teaching election conspiracy theories in high school?

Popular Information: New Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theories This is hard to believe, John, but it shows just how deeply misled some opponents of voting rights are.Recent reporting shows that "beginning in the 2025-26 school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma …

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May 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Mobilizing to stop federal suppression

The SAVE Act would suppress votes to address a made-up problem The Senate is standing up to stop the SAVE Act in its tracks, John. Defenders of voting rights know that non-citizen voting is already illegal, extremely rare, and that this bill is written in a way that could disenfranchise millions of …

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May 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Will you give a letter grade for Donald Trump's performance?

How do you think his first 100 days went?  You are invited to join our one-click response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. We previously kept track of how our supporters felt about Joe Biden and his performance as …

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May 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Quick poll: Voter's Bill of Rights?

Does Congress need to pass a national version?  You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. Several states, including California, have passed a "Voters Bill of Rights" to p…

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May 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM

We deserve better

“Is anyone really happy with this bizarre Electoral College system we use today to decide our president?”Chuck Todd is right -- nobody is happy with the current Electoral College system and our country deserves better. The American people deserve a system where their votes directly count and their v…

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May 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM

A sacred promise to the people

Trump had his 100 days. Now it’s our turn. John, President Trump and his allies have spent the past 100 days attacking our rights, undermining our democracy, and enriching the ultra-wealthy, while driving up the cost of living for working-class Americans. It’s a deliberate strategy to distract and d…

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May 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Gutting the very people we need more of right now

The Guardian: Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit  Back in January the voting section of the civil rights division had seven managers overseeing around 30 attorneys. Since then, one manager was detailed to a task force, one retired, and the other five were all reas…

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April 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM

Good question:

Most people have one clear answer Straight from the mouth of NBC's Chuck Todd, John:  “Is anyone really happy with this bizarre Electoral College system we use today to decide our president?”  The answer is no. It’s the biggest tool the opponents of voting rights have to swing national elections and…

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April 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Check out this scary list of election security changes

CNN: Trump is dismantling election security networks. State officials are alarmed Don't believe us? Check this out: ➜ In early February, Musk’s team laid off 130 staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, including 10 regional security specialists who worked with loca…

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April 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM

Can't forget this case is still going

AP: Alabama’s congressional map at stake in federal Voting Rights Act trial  This case isn't new. A three-judge panel found that Alabama's maps violated the VRA in 2022, and the Supreme Court agreed in 2023. Alabama used the court-mandated nonpartisan map in 2024, then turned right around to try and…

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April 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM

They are purging the civil rights division at the Department of Justice

The Guardian: Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit  This speaks for itself, John. Straight from The Guardian:"Donald Trump’s appointees at the Department of Justice have removed all of the senior civil servants working as managers in the department’s voting sectio…

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April 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Dismantling our election security

CNN: Trump is dismantling election security networks. State officials are alarmed John, The United States has a history of strong preparation and quick work by an information-sharing and analysis network of hundreds of federal, state, and local election, cybersecurity, and law enforcement officials …

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April 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM

The first domino

Popular Information: The five-month campaign to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seatThe new mantra of the vote suppressors is "if you can't beat 'em," John, "just try and get their votes thrown out". By waiting until after Election Day and the recounts, it's clear that the challenger's campaign…

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April 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM

The state of Alabama wants suppressive maps

AP: Alabama’s congressional map at stake in federal Voting Rights Act trial John, Alabama’s congressional map is at stake in a federal trial that wil decide if the state will keep the new court-created district that led to the election of a second Black representative. From the AP: "A three-judge pa…

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April 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Supporter poll: Gerrymandering

We need to know how you feel about this important issue Opponents of voting rights across the country used their newly gerrymandered seats and new maps to redraw the balance of power in Washington. That's because these vengeful partisans have total control of the process without regard for fairness.…

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April 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Tracking poll: Expunging Trump?

Trump has pressured every Speaker for this  You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. House conservatives repeatedly pressured former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold a vot…

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April 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Their desire for control

Des Moines Register: Iowa is changing when candidates can request a recount — and who conducts them. Here's how. Iowa's legislature isn't making these changes for fairness, for efficiency, or for a better democracy. It's to protect their power and shave the edges off our democracy so they stay in co…

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April 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Fifty state strategy

Opponents of voting rights are betting we'll ignore certain states  Fighting in every state that's trying to suppress voters doesn't mean we're going to ignore the big purple states that get all the attention, John. But the truth of the matter is that the time and resources spent to protect voting r…

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April 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Update: North Carolina Supreme Court Seat

Popular Information: The five-month campaign to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat We promised to keep you updated on this race, John, so here's the latest: After incumbent Justice Allison Riggs appealed a ruling to cure or discard 60,000 valid votes, a federal appeals court blocked the part…

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April 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Changing the rules in Iowa to protect their own power

Des Moines Register: Iowa is changing when candidates can request a recount — and who conducts them. Here's how.  John: Last year, Congresswoman Marianette Miller-Meeks won reelection in Iowa by just 0.19 points after a recount—the second-closest House race in the country.So what have the opponents…

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April 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM

We have to fight everywhere

Opponents of voting rights are betting we'll ignore certain states John -- Opponents of voting rights have made a strong bet. They've doubled down on it the last few years, too. Their bet was that we'd only care about certain states. That as long as we were focused on the so-called "swing states" li…

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April 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM

What these protests have shown us

Now more than ever, our world is shaped by those who show up John, In a world that increasingly feels siloed and fractured, the protests we saw across the country Saturday -- and in the weeks previous -- show us how much of a community there is out there, working every day to invest in the future of…

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April 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM

Tracking survey: Mass voter eligibility challenges

Rome News-Tribune: Eligibility of 364,000 Georgia voters challenged   Georgia and other states have an expansive legal statute that permits any voter to challenge the right to vote of any other voter in that county or municipality. Dark money voter suppression groups have allegedly used this legal t…

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April 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Quick click poll: Mail-in ballots

Mail-in balloting continues to be attacked  You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. Mail-in balloting continues to be attacked even after the 2024 election. Losing cand…

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April 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM

“This is an attempt to destroy American democracy as we know it.”

CBS: Experts warn the proposed SAVE Act could make it harder for some married women to vote. Here's who could be affected. Sean Wilentz, a professor of American History at Princeton University, makes the stakes of the SAVE act clear: “It’s the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American h…

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April 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Tell your Senator to stop the SAVE act

Every eligible American deserves the freedom to vote without jumping through impossible hoops. John -- Every eligible American deserves the freedom to vote without jumping through impossible hoops. The SAVE Act would scare newly naturalized citizens out of voting and make it harder for millions of e…

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April 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Not held back any longer

New Yorker: The Case for Dumping the Electoral College Even after agreeing to the Electoral College, founder James Madison said the constitutional congress delegates were impaired by “the hurry­ing influence produced by fatigue and impatience.” Yes -- even the person who created it didn't like it an…

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April 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM

"There’s never been an attack on voting rights out of Congress like this”

CBS: Experts warn the proposed SAVE Act could make it harder for some married women to vote. Here's who could be affected.    The SAVE Act was fast-tracked by opponents of voting rights and passed the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill is a stunning assault on our fundamental right to vote, an…

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April 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Supporter survey: Foreign interference in our elections

Politico: Foreign influence efforts are circling the presidential election. Again.   The Department of Justice has previously seized websites linked to Russian disinformation campaigns. Federal authorities separately accused two employees of the Moscow-controlled media organization RT of being a par…

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April 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM

A damning list of attacks on voter protections

CNN: Trump is dismantling election security networks. State officials are alarmed Don't believe us? Check this out: ➜ In early February, Musk’s team laid off 130 staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, including 10 regional security specialists who worked with loca…

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April 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM

We can't lose sight of this

New Yorker: The Case for Dumping the Electoral College  The Electoral College has been described as “a loaded pistol pointed at our system of government.” They warned that it created “a game of Russian roulette” because the way it distorts the will of the people could threaten our democracy.We've a…

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April 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM

Voter survey: Fraud concerns

WaPo - The truth about election fraud: It’s rare   As recent elections got underway, many Americans, in particular those who identify as Republicans, were increasingly fearful that the outcome would be affected or even determined by election fraud.  Thousands of poll watchers were dispatched. Drop …

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April 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM

This is crucial for election security

CNN: Trump is dismantling election security networks. State officials are alarmed John, The United States has a history of strong preparation and quick work by an information-sharing and analysis network of hundreds of federal, state, and local election, cybersecurity, and law enforcement officials …

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April 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Quick poll: Voter ID options

Many states are changing the types of ID they accept for voting  Ohio counties are grappling with the impact of their voter suppression law that enacts stringent voter identification laws.  Franklin County, home to the state capitol of Columbus and more than a million Ohioans, is among the counties …

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April 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM

These purges shouldn't happen

Fox5 Atlanta: Georgia set to purge nearly half-million inactive voters this summerThese purges could disenfranchise people with unreliable mail delivery, those who have lost their homes, and other legitimate registered voters. Voters of color, those in underserved communities, and residents of rural…

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April 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Alarming dismantling of election security

CNN: Trump is dismantling election security networks. State officials are alarmed John, The United States has a history of strong preparation and quick work by an information-sharing and analysis network of hundreds of federal, state, and local election, cybersecurity, and law enforcement officials …

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April 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM

More purges in Georgia

Fox5 Atlanta: Georgia set to purge nearly half-million inactive voters this summer John: Another 500,000 Georgians are at risk of having their voter registration “purged” this summer.  What happens? Partisan election officials conduct mass registered voter removals, as required by recent Georgia vot…

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April 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Tell Congress to stop Trump's plan to privatize the USPS

We need to pass bipartisan H.Res.70 and S.Res.147 to stop Trump's privatization plan now. John -- We know Donald Trump is attempting to take over the United States Postal Service and make it part of the Commerce Department. But now we know his true endgame. Trump and his greedy billionaire buddies o…

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April 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Sour grapes caused this

Popular Information: The five-month campaign to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seatThe new mantra of the vote suppressors is "if you can't beat 'em," John, "just try and get their votes thrown out". By waiting until after Election Day and the recounts, it's clear that the challenger's campaign…

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April 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Work the margins to stop this bill

NC Newsline: Trump order and so-called “SAVE Act” threaten the fundamental right to vote With margins so tight in the House we have room to work, John. We can stop this bill and more like it but we need to unite and fight now, before they vote and start checking voter suppression bills off their to-…

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April 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Election theft in plain sight

Popular Information: The five-month campaign to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat The end game is finally coming in this case in North Carolina, John, and we're heading for election theft in plain sight. The backstory: The North Carolina state supreme court stepped in to stop the certificati…

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April 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM

In the House this week

NC Newsline: Trump order and so-called “SAVE Act” threaten the fundamental right to vote  The SAVE Act is being fast-tracked by opponents of voting rights in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill is a stunning assault on our fundamental right to vote, and we can not afford to let this anti-…

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April 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM

Disastrous compromise

We should scrap the Electoral College The Electoral College was a compromise that tired delegates made without truly understanding the future implications. Now we can see the whole system is a disastrous mistake that could lead to the end of true democracy in this country.There is stopping anti-demo…

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April 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Tracking survey: Protecting election workers

We need to know if you think Congress should take action  John: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced and is working hard to pass the Election Worker Protection Act, which would would "provide states with the resources to recruit and train election workers and ensure these workers’ safety, while als…

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April 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Rudy's legal woes

Newsweek: Rudy Giuliani Faces Further Legal Woes After Failing to Turn Over Assets John: Rudy Giuliani's role in the election conspiracies of 2020 is well known. Now he's facing an additional contempt of court charge for refusing to comply with his punishment for his role in the scheme to subvert th…

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April 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Updated survey: Trump's tariffs

How concerned are you about your personal finances?   John: President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on foreign imports this week and the stock market reacted with major losses as U.S. financial markets closed with their biggest one-day drop since the pandemic flattened the global economy fiv…

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April 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Ignore Trump's words at our own peril

NBC: Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so  If we've learned anything from a decade of the Trump political experience, the most ridiculous things he talks about are often the ones closest to his heart, and the ones which most cl…

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