American democracy is in even worse shape than you think washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/… We have four huge problems. I don’t see solutions to any of them...-->
(1) The Republicans are laying the groundwork to refuse to certify a 2024 Democratic presidential victory should the GOP hold a House majority.
“We need to grapple with what that should mean for our expectations going forward and start thinking about real worst-case scenarios.”
“We need to grapple with what that should mean for our expectations going forward and start thinking about real worst-case scenarios.”
(2) Expect to see Republicans gerrymander legislative districts, making it virtually impossible for Democrats to win a majority in either house of additional state legislatures. And all indications are that the six GOP appointees on SCOTUS aren’t going to do much to halt it.
(3) News outlets avoid honestly describing the Republican Party as increasingly at war with democracy. Businesses are backtracking from their initial decisions to stop donating money to Republicans. Social media companies are wary of acting to stop misinformation.
(4) Finally, moderate Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans either don’t appreciate the direness of the situation or don’t care. Manchin and Sinema seem to value their reputations as being bipartisan more than protecting voting rights'. Romney criticizes media for its coverage.
Are Democrats sleepwalking toward democratic collapse? vox.com/policy-and-pol… via @voxdotcom “I’m not sure people appreciate how much danger we’re in.”
A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/… Our democracy’s long-term viability might depend on whether Democrats reform or kill the filibuster to pass sweeping voting rights protections.
Is America heading to a place where it can no longer call itself a democracy? theguardian.com/us-news/2021/j… state after state is imposing new voting restrictions and Trump allies are now vying to run future election themselves. 1/1
“At the end of the day, there is an all out war on American voters, particularly younger voters, particularly younger voters of color, and it’s happening from Texas to Florida and it’s really causing the American people to decide whether we want our democracy or not.” 2/2
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