Voter suppression doesn’t always work, as Democrats learned in Alabama, but Republicans will be back—and they have some new tricks up their sleeves.
Voting Rights
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Alabama: One More Assault on Voting Rights
Just in case we needed one more thumb on the scale of today’s Alabama Senate election, how about this: The Alabama Supreme Court last night inserted itself to block a lower court ruling requiring election officials to preserve ballots, in case of challenges to voter suppression or even a just plain recount. In Alabama, about […]
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The 2018 Election and the Margin of Theft
Democrats need a landslide in order to overcome GOP gerrymanders.
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On Election Security, Feds Flounder While States Make Strides
Trump’s “election integrity” commission has sucked all the air out of the room, but the real work of securing the nation’s voting system is happening far outside the Beltway.
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Slaying the Partisan Gerrymander
With extreme gerrymanders on the rise, it is time for the Supreme Court—and the states—to curb a practice that has gotten out of control.
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Voter Registration Is the Real Resistance
The 2018 midterms will hinge on whether Democrats can register and turn out single women, millennials, and minorities.
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The Mainstream Faces of Hate
It’s easy to reject racism when it waves a torch or a Nazi banner. But what about when it wears a suit and tie?
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Voter Suppression in the Mirror and Looking Forward
How much damage occurred in 2016, and what’s in store for 2018 and beyond?
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Kobach’s Looking-Glass Commission
Lofty rhetoric and promises of bipartisanship can’t paper over this presidential commission’s misguided purpose.
