The GOP is attacking Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination as too partisan… while McConnell and his allies are pouring in money into an obscure local judge election like this one because they know the outsized power it can yield over voting and civil rights. boltsmag.org/judicial-elect…
The GOP is attacking Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination as too partisan… while in Ohio, Republicans decided this year to literally add partisanship on the ballot for state Supreme Court elections to have a better shot at winning them. cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…
The GOP is attacking Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination as too partisan… just years after engaging in this absurd bit of gamesmanship in North Carolina’s Supreme Court. (That it backfired on the GOP is another matter.)
You know, we could also talk about Garland and Barrett, or Alito and Kavanaugh's career. But it's really when you take stock of the state/local landscape that it becomes clear this is about distracting as much as hypocrisy.
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Somehow, it's already the end of our second week at @boltsmag, and it's all still too new & dreamlike — so I'm going to do another thread of our stories out this week for you to catch up if you've missed on. ↓↓
1️⃣ Is one of the nation's main capital punishment strongholds in for a reckoning? A DA candidate in Las Vegas told @SamMellins for the first time that he'd never seek the death penalty if elected. Probably the biggest election for death penalty this year. boltsmag.org/nevada-da-cand…
2️⃣ Last year, @celeste_trusty was advocating to lower incarceration in Pennsylvania. Last month, she became the secretary of the state's Board of Pardons, appointed by @JohnFetterman. And she vows to continue pushing to broaden clemency. A powerful Q&A: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania-p…
It's the end of our first week at @BoltsMag, & I'm so proud of what we have put out in the world already (& of sharing everything that we have in store).
Here's a thread of the 8 stories & pages we published this week on boltsmag.org (before I sleep all weekend). ↓
1️⃣ Trump's Big Lie has put local election admin on hot seat. But it's so extraordinarily difficult to get your bearings on what offices matter where, & this is a big problem as Bannon builds up its takeover strategy. So @yeargain built a unique database: boltsmag.org/the-mosaic-of-…
2️⃣ The database itself is available here, & it's really so rich. I myself learned so much talking about it with @yeargain over the past two months, & it opens up so many ideas for further work. Check out the landscape in your state, at least! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…
In a big decision, NC's Supreme Court just struck down the GOP gerrymander, 4-3.
Had Dems not won the 2018 Supreme Court race, this would have gone the other way.
2018 is the year that... the GOP tried to rig the election, only to have it spectacularly backfire. Let's recap.
Heading into 2018, the GOP wanted Justice Barbara Jackon (R) to win. It pushed a series of changes to ensure that.
1—It cancelled judicial primaries just for 2018
2—It changed ballot order rules
3—It added partisan ID on ballot
(All these things will soon conspire against them.
Why did they think this helps? Well: Incumbent is a Republican, but it'll be hard for Dems to coalesce around 1 challenger. With primaries cancelled this year, this would mean a November race with one R & multiple Ds. Add partisan ID on ballot, & GOP wins.
Thrilled to share this: I’m launching a new media outlet, Bolts, very soon.
We'll cover the nuts and bolts of power & political change, from the local up — those overlooked elections & decisions that greatly shape policy. Follow us already @BoltsMag!
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Bolts is focusing on two areas where local governments are so crucial: criminal justice & voting rights.
I’m ecstatic that the amazing @michaelsbarajas has joined @BoltsMag as managing editor! Also: My “What’s on the Ballot” is moving over.
What can you do right now? 3 things.
First: Please follow us on here to stay up to date & help us grow: @BoltsMag.
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Don’t lose sight of the country-defining presidential election today in Chile between the Pinochet-nostalgic José Antonio Kast & left organizer Gabriel Boric.