Some worry about a November Trump coup. That’s far-fetched, but the ordinary forms of voter suppression are the greater concern.
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Could the New Florida Congressional Map Be a Dummymander?
Special elections have gone sharply against Donald Trump’s successes in the 2024 election. This November, the GOP’s bid to pick up four Democratic seats could similarly fall flat.
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How Trump Lost the Courts
With every passing day, another federal judge issues a scathing order to contain Trump’s autocracy and Trump keeps alienating the Supreme Court.
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America Sinks Into the Quicksand of Mid-Decade Redistricting
After the Texas-California stalemate, predicting an outcome to this debacle is futile.
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Indiana Republicans Reject Trump, Vote Down Gerrymander
The full result of Trump’s election-rigging scheme shows almost no advantage. And the way things are going, it wouldn’t have mattered anyway.
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Democratic Wave or Republican Swamp
Can Trump revulsion and voter mobilization overcome voter suppression?
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Texas Said the Wrong Magic Words When Rigging Their Maps
California said different magic words when rigging theirs. That’s why Texas’s map might be tossed, while California’s might remain.
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California Democrats Win Redistricting Measure, Prove That Resistance Works
The win, combined with several mid-cycle surprises, has weakened Trump’s shield against accountability for his unpopular reign, although the Supreme Court really holds the key to whether we’ll have something approaching legitimate elections next year.
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The Republican Plot to Turn Pennsylvania Into Hungary
Judicial retention elections are normally pretty sleepy, but the Pennsylvania Republican Party, led by right-wing megadonor Jeff Yass, who is also the richest person in the state, is conducting an all-out effort to get rid of three Democrats on the state Supreme Court.
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The 2026 Election Is Being Decided at the Supreme Court
The Trump gerrymandering tour has not been going well. So far, it has succeeded in Texas, where new districts could dislodge up to five Democrats, and Missouri, where lawmakers voted to muscle out Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) by splitting up Kansas City. But Texas is under a legal challenge and, more importantly, still gives Democrats […]
