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Jun 15 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
How bad were Tuesday's primary elections for the fate of democracy?

Really bad.

1. Maine Gov: Paul LePage won the GOP nomination for Governor after saying that 2020 was "clearly a stolen election."

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2. ME-02: Bruce Poliquin is the GOP nominee after urging Trump not to concede in 2020 & refusing to say unequivocally that Biden won.

3. Nevada Gov: Trump-endorsed Joe Lombardo won the GOP nod after questioning whether Biden won "fair and square."

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4. Nevada Secretary of State: GOP nominee Jim Marchant is an EXTREME election denier who says he would not have certified the 2020 results if he'd been SoS.

5. Nevada - US Senate: Adam Laxalt has been dubbed the "Nevada version of Rudy Giuliani". Enough said.

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6. NV-04: Sam Peters will face Rep. Horsford for the 4th District. He tweeted with the #StopTheSteal hashtag and praised lawsuits filed by Sidney Powell.

7. SC-07: Rep. Tom Rice lost his primary to election denier Russell Fry after voting to impeach Trump after 1/6.

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8. SC US House: Four other House Republicans won renomination after voting to overturn the 2020 election for Trump.

9. TX-34: QAnon election conspiracy theorist Mayra Flores won a House Special Election. She's now a member of Congress.

This is just a partial list from Tues. //
Yes, these are primaries. And you can certainly make the argument that maybe their extremism means they won’t win in November.

But it’s unequivocally bad that anti democracy extremists are winning nominations, & in a year the GOP has the wind at their backs, some WILL win.

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Thread. I hope you'll read.

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A lot of people asking what's included in the new Freedom To Vote Act released by Senate Dems.

The bill has 3 sections:
▪️ Voter Access & Election Administration
▪️ Election Integrity
▪️ Civic Participation & Empowerment

I'll share the contents in this THREAD. Read & RT!
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Freedom To Vote Act
Section One: Voter Access & Election Administration

These provisions aim to standardize ballot access across all 50 states to improve access to the ballot and boost the #FreedomToVote.

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Freedom To Vote Act
Section One: Voter Access & Election Administration

These provisions aim to standardize ballot access across all 50 states to improve access to the ballot and boost the #FreedomToVote.

(Of Note: voting rights restoration for returning citizens!)

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Fox, OAN, Sinclair, Daily Wire, Breitbart, White Evangelical churches, paramilitary groups, Federalist Society, Judicial Watch, Council for National Policy & the Republican Party & more.
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