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Tag: Fair Elections
Republicans appear ready to move on from cheating and voter suppression to soft coups
If safeguards cannot be put into place to protect ahead of the 2022 midterms, whether through federal legislation like H.R. 1, or court action, or fierce local resistance to bad state laws and dictates, we could be in huge trouble.
A reckoning for ticket-splitters: Can you vote for any Republican who sticks with Trump?
The Republican Party has become a cult that adores an unaccountable sociopath. Perhaps the time has come for a new center-right political party rooted in conservative values.
Loren Culp, Stephen Pidgeon scrap their absurd lawsuit against elections officials
In an attempt to explain their retreat, Culp and Pidgeon offered a plethora of excuses to their rabid right wing followers during a Facebook Live event, none of which were true.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ victory affirmed by Congress with all electoral votes counted
Thankfully, the lawsuits have failed, the Electoral College has voted, and its votes counted by Congress. Democracy has prevailed, and the candidates chosen by the people of the United States have been properly acknowledged as the winners of the election
Trump’s fascist goons launch physical attack on democracy, storm United States Capitol
The insurrection began following a rally held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to protest the 2020 presidential election results, at which Donald Trump urged participants to go to, and enter, the Capitol building.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers joins plot to nullify Biden-Harris victory; Dan Newhouse declines
McMorris Rodgers will have the distinction of being the only Republican from Washington State to participate in the plot, as the state’s other two Republicans have announced they will not be objecting to the election results.
Leaked audio offers fresh evidence that Trump is a criminal: Impeach him again
New articles of impeachment should be promptly bought against Donald Trump. The leaked tape alone provides ample evidence that Trump is engaged in criminal behavior and is violating the oath of office he took to protect and defend the Constitution.
More treachery: Anti-American Republican senators say they’re joining effort to throw out Electoral College results on January 6th
Their ultimate goal is to create a mechanism for changing enough Electoral College votes to keep Trump in office. Never mind what the voters said and did.
Loren Culp pulls a Trump, sues Washington State to overturn the election he just lost
Culp and his campaign manager appear to have concluded that by pretending they never lost, they can go on separating fools from their money for months to come, just like the Trumps are doing at the federal level.
Pro-Biden states deliver furious rejoinder to Republican AGs’ attempt to throw election
Texas and a cohort of other states with Republican attorneys general don’t want Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be sworn in on January 20th. So, in an unprecedented move, they’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the will of the people.
Washington’s thirty-nine counties certify the (almost record setting) 2020 general election
Voter turnout reached 84.14% — not quite as high as the 2008 general election twelve years ago, but pretty close to a record.
Republican civil war: Loren Culp lashes out at Kim Wyman and J.T. Wilcox after big loss
The Washington State Republican Party appears to be splitting into two factions: those who accept Jay Inslee’s overwhelming victory and those who baselessly believe the election was fraudulent.
Trump booster Doug Ericksen wants to abolish vote at home in Washington State
The pandemic has demonstrated just how useful and valuable vote at home is. Let’s build on that, and discuss ways to make it easier for people to participate in our democracy, not harder.