From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, November 04, 2020byCommon Dreams"He Doesn't Decide... We the People Do": Trump Denounced for False Election Night Claim of Victory "We must count every vote, and prepare for what's coming," warned one progressive activist. "This is a crucial moment to defend democracy from fascism at home."byJon … [Read more...] about "He Doesn't Decide… We the People Do": Trump Denounced for False Election Night Claim of Victory
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Long Voting Lines Are a Poll Tax
From JacobinAt the beginning of the early voting period, some voters in Cobb County, Georgia, waited more than six hours to cast a ballot. Elsewhere in Atlanta, the delay was over ten hours. In New York City, it took four hours for some voters to get into the polling … [Read more...] about Long Voting Lines Are a Poll Tax
On Election Day, Follow the Money for Both Parties
From JacobinWhoever wins today’s election, the United States is still an oligarchy, and in an oligarchy, money is the … [Read more...] about On Election Day, Follow the Money for Both Parties
Republicans Don’t Want the “Wrong Kind of People” to Vote
From JacobinOn November 22, 2000, a phalanx of chino-clad Republican operatives descended on Florida’s Miami-Dade County polling headquarters, where local officials were scrambling to complete a manual recount of ballots cast in the presidential contest between George W. … [Read more...] about Republicans Don’t Want the “Wrong Kind of People” to Vote
Election Day Media Briefings with Common Cause
From CommonDreamsWASHINGTON - Today and tomorrow, Common Cause election experts will brief the media on what voters are experiencing in key swing states, based on the eyes and ears of the volunteers in our largest-ever voter protection field program. Right now thousands of nonpartisan poll monitors and social media monitors are working across the country to … [Read more...] about Election Day Media Briefings with Common Cause