Thread by @benwikler

The insurrectionists attacked America on 1/6 by storming the Capitol. The most critical front in defending America in 2022 may just be Wisconsin.

Quick thread.

Republican radical Rebecca Kleefisch, running for WI governor this year, refuses to comment on whether she'd sign laws allowing the legislature to overturn presidential election results.

She aims to achieve the insurrectionists' goals, by other means.

https://twitter.com/benwikler/status/1479125179313926146

Senator Ron Johnson, up this November, helped fuel the 1/6 attacks on America by pushing Big Lie rhetoric—and then immediately downplayed the attack and began pushing conspiracy theories about it.

Johnson has relentlessly pushed don't-believe-your-eyes lies since 1/6. If it happens again, we can't trust him to defend our country. He must be defeated in 2022.

Derrick Van Orden, GOP candidate for Congress in WI's 3rd CD, watched from Capitol Grounds as the insurrectionists ransacked the sanctum of our democracy. He's running again. Let's not let more Stop the Stealers join the Jim Jordans and Paul Gosars.

We need to defeat these radical Republicans—and reelect Gov. Evers @Tony4WI, AG Josh Kaul @JoshKaulWI, and Dems up and down the ballot who believe in our nation's highest ideals.

As AG Kaul told CNN, "it's important that we not talk about any one issue at the exclusion of others" in order to win—and yet it's critical to be clear "about how vital it is that we protect our democracy and our freedoms."
cnn.com/2022/01/02/pol…

If you're concerned about the state of democracy, use today to remember the violence and anguish of January 6, 2021. And then, on January 7, set your sights on the elections of 2022, from the most local to the statewide. Democracy—America—needs you. It's all hands on deck.

As @reidepstein noted in this NYTimes conversation, Republicans in Wisconsin's state legislature are pushing hard to give themselves the power to nullify the public's choices. As long as he's in office, Governor Evers will block these bills. Re-elect him.
nytimes.com/2022/01/06/us/…