👀 from @RonBrownstein's latest: "Biden is planning to deliver a speech to underscore his commitment to voting rights that will likely come within the next few days." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
More interesting stuff: "And although White House officials consider the laws offensive from a civil-rights perspective, they do not think most of those laws will advantage Republicans in the 2022 and 2024 elections as much as many liberal activists fear." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
“I think our feeling is, show us what the rules are and we will figure out a way to educate our voters and make sure they understand how they can vote and we will get them out to vote,” the official told me." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
"officials...seem to take a more nuanced and restrained view of what’s happening. They do not believe that more assertive public denunciation from Biden would dissuade any of the Republican governors or legislators who have moved to restrict voting rights" theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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30 May
tonight's mood: Image
have learned so much about Texas legislative/parliamentary procedure tonight...much to ponder
update: the Texas state senate is currently discussing a resolution to explain changes to SB7 that weren’t in any previous versions of the bill
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24 May
NEW: In 2020, 6 swing state governors endured overt attempts to overturn their election results from Trump & his allies. Those offices & dozens more governorships are up for election next year, setting the stage for voting/election showdowns in gov races:
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Governors are in the immediate position of signing or vetoing the election laws that come to their desks, certifying election results, and in 2020, enacting consequential emergency regulations around voting — all of which made them targets of Trump's ire businessinsider.com/voting-wars-el…
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And yet, she declined to acknowledge that there's a link between the ongoing lies about/efforts to overturn the 2020 election and current efforts by state legislatures to curtail the powers of state and local election officials in her #AxiosOnHBO interview that aired last night
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after a 4+ month election hiatus, I am BACK with live election results for you with @DecisionDeskHQ for two special US House elections in Louisiana, filling vacancies in #LA02 and #LA05. Polls close at 8 pm Central and 9 pm ET – live results will be here! businessinsider.com/louisiana-2nd-…
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