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The Right way to think about what's going on

11/17/2021

by Andrew Tobias on the blog "Money and Other Subjects."

Enough with the gloom and doom!

The stock market is at record highs. Unemployment is near record lows. Anyone who wants a job can get one. Wages are rising.

Taxes are about to go up on the wealthy — whose talent, hard work, good luck, and inheritance we should celebrate — to help pay for massive, long overdue investments to revitalize our infrastructure, including the electric grid and more-widely-available broadband, and to lower health care costs and the cost of raising kids.
And to confront the climate crisis.
And to get the economic pendulum, so long swinging toward the uber-wealthy, swinging back somewhat.

These are fantastic things.

We’ve ended our endless war in Afghanistan and evacuated 124,000 of those most at risk.

We’ve rejoined the Paris Accord and the community of nations, reestablished the dignity of the Presidency, reimposed ethical norms, restored the independence of the Justice Department, cut child poverty in half, vaccinated the majority of the country.

We’ve staved off autocracy, at least for now.

All sorts of terrible things are possible down the road — but it’s also possible the surprise will be on the upside. Especially if we keep our heads down and keep at it.

After a time, fuel and food prices could fall. Supply chain problems, the “fault” of the pandemic and the free market, could ameliorate (with help from the Administration wherever requested).

After a time, the truth about January 6 could come out — Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff are pretty tough cookies.

The disgraced former president might not run for reelection — or face a damaging primary if he does. (See: Could Chris Christie and Liz Cheney Take Trump Down?)

The mid-terms will be tough — but so was winning two Senate seats in Georgia. And we did. Will 88-year-old Chuck Grassley really be unbeatable in Iowa? I don’t think so. Could former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley flip North Carolina’s open Senate seat from red to blue? Absolutely. She lost her last statewide race by just 400 votes. Could Val Demmings win in Florida? She is awesome. Could we pick up Senate seats in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin? And hold the blue seats we need to hold? You bet. We just have to get our butts in gear, fund massive organizing — now, early, while the organizing snowball has time to grow huge (thank you, as always) — and spread a positive message wherever we go, inspiring people to join us.

If they like weekends, remind them that it was unions that gave us weekends; the anti-union party that opposed them. If they like Medicare, remind them it was Democrats who delivered it; Ronald Reagan’s team that famously opposed it.

Social Security? Democrats delivered that. The Assault Weapons Ban? Democrats delivered it; Republicans refused to renew. The Violence Against Women Act? Same. A woman’s right to keep the government out of her most personal decisions? Democrats want abortion to be safe, legal, and rare. The other party is the party of back-alley abortions for women who can’t afford to travel.

If they have LGBT friends, relatives or co-workers, remind them it was Democrats who’ve so dramatically improved our lives; Republicans who fought us every step of the way.

The Family And Medical Leave Act? Democrats. DARPA and the Internet? Democrats. Massive job growth? Democrats. Comprehensive immigration reform? Democrats (68 to 32 in the Senate, only to be denied a vote — that would have passed — in the Republican-controlled House).

But wait!

The Interstate Highway System? The Environmental Protection Agency? The Earned Income Tax Credit?
Republicans! But of the moderate variety, who are now, basically, Democrats. Or Independents.

They believe in integrity, civility, compromise, balanced budgets (Clinton was the last President to achieve one; Obama got the Debt shrinking relative to the economy as a whole, which is nearly as good) . . . and the peaceful transfer of power.

The point is: Democrats have so much to run on. With more to come.

In ordinary times, the party in power gets killed in the mid-terms. These are not ordinary times.
Let’s emphasize the positive and get to work.

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Honor RBG's Memory: Don't Forget The Judges

9/28/2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's flag-draped casket lies in state at the US Capitol while US Congresswomen pay their respects on Sept 25th, 2020.

The news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing was a devastating blow. Over the past week, many of us have experienced a whole litany of emotion: sadness that we loss a titan for human rights and an amazing legal mind; anger that she had to battle cancer so many times and continue to work up until the very end because of the current state of our democracy; rage at the hypocrisy of the GOP as they rushed to nominate through their replacement and backpedal from all they said in 2016; and reverence at this fearless Supreme Court Justice being the first woman to ever lie in state at the US Capitol.

May her memory be a blessing.

But just as she would never rest and would continue to move forward, so must we. That is why her passing has pointed out the dire need for balance from the judicial branch at all levels of government. This election, we have many judicial races that are of vital importance at the state level. So, while Republicans are busy making sure Democrats have no voice in the composition of the US Supreme Court, we DO have a say in who will lead our NC Supreme Court, who will serve on the Supreme Court, and who will serve as justices on the NC Court of Appeals.

There are EIGHT judicial races on the ballot so you need to know who your Democratic Party judicial candidates are to lend the courts balance, fairness and, above all, dignity to those that stand before them. Whether they are victim or accused, those in the courtroom have no need for partisan ideology and demagoguery. These candidates achieve those important goals. Make sure you vote for them on your Absentee Ballot by mail, your Early In-Person Voting, or when you cast your ballot on November 3rd.

NC Supreme Court: VOTE FOR THESE THREE

NC SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE:
Cheri Beasley
chiefjusticebeasley.com
She has served on the court since 2014 and has been Chief Justice since March of 2019. Before serving on the court, she served 4 years as an Associate Judge on the NC Court of Appeals, was a District Court Judge for 10 years in the 12th District, and was a Public Defender in Cumberland County. She is the first black woman to serve as Chief Justice of NC. "I believe all North Carolinians should have access to fair and impartial justice, no matter who they are. I will continue to work for an independent court system that people can trust."

NC SUPREME COURT:
Lucy Inman
lucyinmanforjustice.com
Inman has served on the NC Court of Appeals since 2015. Prior to that, she was a NC Superior Court Judge for 4 years, a private practice trial attorney for 8 years, and was a law clerk to NC Chief Justice James Exum for 2 years. "I am running for the NC Supreme Court to preserve the rule of law, to keep our justice system fair and free from partisan politic and ideology, and to pursue equal justice for all."

NC SUPREME COURT:
Mark Davis
justicemarkdavis.com
Davis has served as a Justice on the NC Supreme Court since March of 2019. Before that, he was a Judge on the NC Court of Appeals for 6 years. He served as General Counsel to the Governor, Special Deputy Attorney General for the NC Justice Department, and was a Litigation Attorney for Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. "I have written over 500 opinions as an appellate judge. I am a strong believer in judicial independence. I believe my background and judicial experience qualify me to continue serving on the Court."

NC Court of Appeals: VOTe for these FIVE

SEAT 4, COURT OF APPEALS
Tricia Shields
shieldsforjudge.com
Shields has represented clients throughout all levels of the Court System. She began as a clerk at the Court of Appeals in 1985. She is an instructor at Campbell Law School and president of a statewide attorney group. "From my 35 years of practice, I know how important it is that Court of Appeals Judges are fair, impartial, and respect the law and the impact of their decisions on real people."

SEAT 13, COURT OF APPEALS
Chris Brook
keepjudgechrisbrook.com
Appointed by Governor Cooper in 2019, he has authored more than 75 opinions that speak to his rigor and fairness. He has a long experience as a public interest attorney, including 7 years as Legal Director of the ACLU-NC. "I went to Carolina Law because of what our justice system aspires to: equal justice under the law for everyone."

SEAT 5, COURT OF APPEALS
Lora Cubbage
cubbageforjudge.com
Cubbage served for 5 years as Assistant District Attorney, 5 years as Assistant Attorney General, 2 years as District Court Judge and is currently Superior Court Judge. "To ensure: protection of rights given by the NC and US Constitutions; equal justice for all in order to regain the public trust in our judicial system; equal access to justice for all; and an independent, fair and impartial judiciary."

SEAT 6, COURT OF APPEALS
Gray Styers
styersforjudge.com
Styers served as an attorney for 30 years, was an adjunct law professor at UNC School of Law, Is a member of the NC Bar Association Board of Governors, and is the Wake County Bar Association President. He was also clerk to Chief Judge Sam Ervin III in the 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals. "I am committed to the rule of law, a fair and impartial judiciary, and equal justice for all North Carolina citizens."

SEAT 7, COURT OF APPEALS
Reuben Young
keepjudgeyoung.com
In his 32 year career, Young has served as a prosecutor, defense attorney, civil litigator, Legal Counsel to a Governor, Agency Secretary, Superior Court Judge and now the NC Court of Appeals. "Fairness and accessibility are the foundations upon which our judiciary is built. I have and will continue to support equal access to the courts and a fair, impartial independent judiciary."

With your votes, you can cast a ballot to honor the memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and ensure that North Carolinians receive the justice they deserve in our courtrooms.

2020 Century club kicks off the year right!

1/18/2020

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On the night of January 18th, Wilkes County Democratic Party kicked off their single biggest fundraiser of the year, The Century Club Dinner. It was a great night of fellowship and great conversation as we all listened to the ideas of the candidates running for office. In the lobby bar area of the Holiday Inn Wilkesboro, we gathered to get our minds right about the challenges we are facing and running towards in the coming year - which may without a doubt be the most important election of our lifetime. We had a wonderful meal served by Chef Blake Sebastian, and hosted by Wilkes County Democratic Party Chair, Kathryn Charles.

Jeanne Supin:  http://jeannesupinforcongress.com/
She is running for NC Senate District 45. She has spent her entire adult life working with mental health and addiction agencies across the 5th district of North Carolina and our entire nation. She emphasized how important it is that we get Medicaid Expansion for NC. Other states that have done it have money and are serving THOUSANDS more of their citizens with funding that we do not have. NC is declining $3.9 BILLION dollars a year that are rightfully ours because they are OUR TAXES, TOO. 600,000 North Carolinians that are your family, your neighbors, your friends, could be helped. This is an immediate and crucial need for NC that Jeanne is committed to achieving in the General Assembly.

Chalma Hunt:  https://www.chalma4wilkes.org/
She is running for Wilkes County Commissioner in the county which she was born and raised. She grew up in Roaring River and graduated from East High. She went to UNC-Greensboro and got a degree in sociology with a concentration in juvenile delinquency. After living and working in the DC area in HR and raising two children to adulthood, largely as a single mother, she has gladly moved back to Wilkes to take care of her older parents. You may currently know her as the "Chick-Fil-A Lady" who is like the den mother at the restaurant, guiding the young workforce there. She is passionate about getting the youth involved in the community and in voting for their future. She is fully aware, that no one else on the County Commissioners looks like her at this point, and it is time to embrace that change.

Jerome Watkins:
Is also running for Wilkes County Commissioner. He grew up in Mississippi, just north of New Orleans and was stationed in the Marines Corps out of Jacksonville, NC. He had a career in the USMOC which took him all over, and he retired with his last station in Havelock, NC. He married a local Wilkes County girl, and settled in Wilkes. He was always a voter, but a few years ago it dawned on him, "You can't just be a voter,...you have to be more active." He believes the County Commissioners truly should work for us, their constituents, and that many have forgotten that.

Brandon Whitaker:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/brandonwhitaker4wcboe/
Is running for the 2nd time for a seat on the Board of Education. He has a wife, Kimberly, who works as a receptionist in the school system, and he has two children, one at the Community College, and one still in middle school. He works as a civil engineer private contractor and has worked for the NCDOT. He grew up in poverty, and is passionate in his believe that our public schools are the pathway for many to achieve a better life. But we need to commit to the strength of our public schools and our county's teachers.

Walter Smith:  https://www.votewaltersmith.org/
Running for Agricultural Commissioner. He has a BS in Agricultural Engineering at NCSU, is a farmer himself, and has been involved most recently with the industrial hemp lobby as a vital agricultural crop for North Carolina and developing a plastic that will biodegrade fully within one year. He explained to our group more of the broad-ranging duties of the Ag Commissioner; protecting small farms, the state's natural resources, and domesticated animals and shelters, as well as the ensuring the safety of the water supply of our communities, making cosmetics safe, monitoring propane safety, as well as regulating the system of weights and measures so you're getting what you pay for at the grocery store. It is a broad, wide-ranging list of duties that requires a well-rounded commissioner that has your best interest at heart. Walter Smith is that Commissioner.

Wayne Goodwin:  http://waynegoodwin.org/
NC Democratic Party Chair, Wayne Goodwin, is running to be Insurance Commissioner once more and unseat Mike Causey. He was well-respected as Insurance Commissioner and deserves to serve NC in this capacity once more. He spoke of being "Fired Up and Fed Up" about the year ahead. Fired up, because we have an opportunity to respond to and correct the errors of 2016. We have within our grasp the ability to make that change with the power of the vote. "This is the most important election of your lifetime," he said.

He claimed he was Fed Up, because we are not taking care of "the least among us." Those in the White House, The Senate, The State General Assembly have decided that they'd rather stand up for their personal power and private interests instead of the integrity of the offices they hold. They would rather worship power and hold on to it as long as possible. "Listen to the people and the facts to correct the danger that this country has been subjected to." It is time to choose Country over Party and choose what is right for our country, our republic, and ALL of us. But we have to give folks an opportunity and a choice and we have to ACT with our vote.

"Save our State, Vote The Slate" meaning to vote for Democrats all up and down the ballot. That is the simplest plan. And get more people to vote that way. When more people participate in the voting process, the state is better off for it. It is the only thing that will prevent more gerrymandering, stop the degradation of our public schools, protect our natural resources. We can make things go in the right direction if we make the right choices now.

"I'm probably preaching to the choir," he said to the room full of Democrats, "but choirs need to practice."

Left to right: Walter Smith, Wayne Goodwin, Jerome Watkins, 5th District Chair Charlie Wallin, Jeanne Supin, and Chalma Hunt

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VOTER ID REQUIREMENT BLOCKED - AT LEAST FOR PRIMARY

1/5/2020

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Voters will not be required to show photo ID for the March 3, 2020, primary election.

In a December 31 order, a federal district court blocked North Carolina’s voter photo ID requirement from taking effect. The injunction will remain in place until further order of the court.
This page will be updated when new information is available.

No se le exigirá a los votantes que muestren una identificación con foto durante las elecciones primarias del 3 de marzo de 2020.

En una orden del 31 de diciembre, un tribunal federal de distrito bloqueó el requisito de identificación con foto para votación en Carolina del Norte. El requerimiento permanecerá en vigencia hasta nueva orden de la corte.
Esta página se actualizará cuando haya nueva información disponible.

In 2013, North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature passed a photo identification voting requirement that a federal appeals court struck down in 2016. Republicans then put a question on the November 2018 ballot to enshrine voter ID in the state constitution, which passed with 55% of the vote.
Lawmakers approved a separate law in December 2018 detailing how to implement that amendment.

The 2016 ruling said photo ID and other voter restrictions were approved with intentional racial discrimination in mind, and Biggs wrote in her ruling that the newest version of the law was no different in that respect.

Legislators received a breakdown of voter behavior by race before passing the first voter identification law and used that data to target African American voters, the court wrote in striking down that law.
The same key lawmakers championed both bills, Biggs wrote. “They need not have had racial data in hand to still have it in mind,” the ruling said.

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Wilkes Remains in The New 5th Congressional District

12/11/2019

Due to a recent redistricting, North Carolina's 5th congressional district now covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains at the Virginia border down to the SC border. Redistricting has changed its makeup over the years. In recent history, it included Forsyth, Yadkin and Surry counties, but now it reaches down to Gaston and Rutherford Counties. A special Redistricting of North Carolina’s US congressional districts were ordered by federal courts in February 2016. Afterward, this map was approved by the North Carolina State Legislature on February 19th, 2016, becoming Session Law 2016-1.

Most recently - on December 2nd, 2019 - after several court battles, a map was accepted and the 5th District changed again for the 2020 election cycle. Wilkes remains in the 5th District. Currently, the counties in the 5th district are • Alexander • Alleghany • Ashe • Burke • Caldwell • Catawba (tiny bit) • Cleveland • Gaston • Rutherford (partial) • Watauga and Wilkes.

On Monday, December 2nd, 2019, the three-judge panel overseeing our Congressional District challenge decided that the North Carolina General Assembly had not provided the court enough time to fully consider the evidence surrounding the latest challenge to the recently enacted Congressional District boundaries. (Once again, the Republican majority ran out the clock, a frequent tactic of the GOP in redistricting battles.)
Accordingly, the Congressional District maps (as revised most recently by the General Assembly) will remain in place for the 2020 elections. That map changed every Congressional District in some way – a fact that not only impacts candidates and voters, but also impacts our NCDP organizational structure, DNC delegate elections, and presidential elector elections.

Fortunately, Wilkes remains entirely in the 5th Congressional District. And we support David Wilson Brown in his journey to finally send Virginia Foxx to her big fancy mountain home for good.

There will be a 5th District Meeting on Saturday, January 11th at the Alexander Democratic Party HQ in Taylorsville at 9:30am. They will elect some new officers and appoint committee chairs to help fill the voids created by the recent redistricting.

A Message From our New Chair - Kathryn Charles

4/9/2019

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Greetings to my friends and fellow citizens of Wilkes County!

To introduce myself, let me share that I spent my early years here in Wilkes County, attending Wilkesboro and C.C. Wright Elementary Schools, then attending Wilkes Central High School. After graduation, I was off to study Art, Psychology and later Accounting at the Universities of North Carolina at Greensboro and Chapel Hill, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Accounting from the University of Charleston in Charleston, W.Va.

My 40 year career included Office Management, Public Accounting, Finance and Information Systems (primarily in Surgery) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, S.C. I am an enthusiastic supporter of education, social justice, a healthy environment, nature, art and animal welfare. I have recently returned to Wilkes County, where I have realized that “retirement” for me must include making a positive contribution to my community and this world we all share.

I would like to express my gratitude to fellow Wilkes Democrats who have placed their confidence in me to chair the Wilkes County Democratic Party for the 2019-2021 term.

Over the next two years, one of my goals is to continue the work of growing our Democratic base in Wilkes, increasing and developing our Democratic precincts, which represent the bedrock of our party. We know we cannot win elections without strong, organized Precincts!

We must increase our outreach efforts to all of our Democrats and unaffiliated citizens who may feel forgotten or unrepresented in our county, including but not limited to, our Hispanic, African American and LGBTQ citizens.

We must bring attention to the need for increased support for our public education system and our teachers, especially in light of the current administration’s attempt to divert funding to private and charter schools.

We must shed light on the serious issues of poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness in our county.

We must continue to seek opportunities for the economic development of our municipalities and county.

We must continue to find, support and elect qualified individuals who will represent us all, including women and minorities, at every level of elected office in this county.

We must preserve and protect our air, land and water, so that future Wilkes citizens will be able to thrive here.

We must do all that we can to protect the voting rights of all individuals and to advocate for fair and non-partisan redistricting.

We must support comprehensive healthcare for all, for seniors, women and persons with disabilities, as well as those who have fallen into the Medicaid Gap and cannot get affordable insurance coverage.

We must demonstrate our support for the rights of all working men and women to be compensated equally for the same work.

It is critical that we hold our elected officials accountable for their actions, and make sure ALL of the people of Wilkes County are represented.

Under the current administration, we have seen an alarming rise in hate and division that tears at the fabric of our society. We must continue to stand in unity against these destructive forces. I will continue to remind myself and others of the pledge we have repeated throughout our lives, “allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Voting is critical, but “just voting” is no longer enough! Like anything worth having, a strong democracy requires work, rolling up our sleeves, going to meetings, making phone calls, knocking on doors, writing letters, working for good candidates, putting up signs, planning, collaborating, and earning some sweat equity! Participation in whatever way we can is absolutely necessary! I am looking forward to participating with and working with my fellow concerned citizens on these and other important issues that touch our lives!

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” - Barack Obama

So now, my friends, let’s Get to Work!

Best regards to all,
Kathryn D. Charles
Chair, Wilkes County Democratic Party

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Higher Ground - Rev WAtts At tHe 2019 County Convention

3/23/2019

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"Let us take the high ground," Rev Richard Watts began as he spoke to the Wilkes Democratic Party at the annual County Convention on March 23rd, 2019. His talk focused on how useless it is to waste time with negativity. It detracts from the things we stand for, like education, a sensible foreign policy, and welcoming and lifting all people up.

"Let's think about who WE are as a country. What makes our country great and our Democracy stronger? WE lift up people. Cooperation is better than conflict. Bridges are better than walls."

He referenced former President Jimmy Carter, who is now our longest living president, as a wonderful example of of compassion and love for community, to which we can all aspire.

Watts, a former teacher and current coordinator for Crosby Scholars in Forsyth County, in addition to pastoring at Rickard's Chapel AME Zion Church in North WIlkesboro, stressed the importance of public education in his speech as the single most important way to help the future of our country. "Good education is key," he claimed. "We have allowed the media and the current administration to tell us that public school and public education is bad," he elaborated, adding that an education with the same opportunity for every child is vital to a healthy community.

"When people are just trying to put food on the table, keep a roof over their heads, and clothes on their backs, they don't have time to read to their kids," Watts said, stressing the importance of economic stability along with programs like Head Start to helping him and so many others to get the positive start on their education. Referencing that neither of his parents held a high school diploma, he urged us to protect public education.

"We want EVERY child to have a free, quality education."

Realizing that each student is different, Watts said "some of the quietest students have the best solutions." He referenced his early recollections of his 1st grade teacher Mrs. Pollack, a kind and powerful woman in his life. "We ALL must work together to make ALL students ready for college."

He lamented that in 1982-84 when he was at Wake Forest, he and his fellow black students were protesting and fighting to stop "Old South" dress up parties and displaying the Confederate flag on campus. The same protests are occurring across college campuses today. The same battles have to be fought again and again. "We can not stop. They energize their base, and we must energize OUR base."

"This country is in a terrible spot," Rev Watts concluded. "But we can take it back again,...to reach greatness."

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Many Republicans have come to believe they will lose fair elections with high voter turnout

12/29/2018

The following is an article in the Friday NYtimes Opinion by David Leonhardt

While much of the country was focused on Donald Trump’s shocking victory in the presidential election two years ago, Republicans in North Carolina were attempting a brazen power grab. After their nominee — the sitting governor — lost re-election in November 2016, Republicans in the state decided to weaken the governor’s office. The state legislature passed two bills stripping the governor of some powers, and the outgoing governor, Pat McCrory, signed them.

In doing so, McCrory and his allies rejected the peaceful transfer of power that is essential to democracy. They instead chose the peaceful transfer of some power.

In 2018, it became clear that this problem extended beyond North Carolina. Republicans in Wisconsin and Michigan followed the same strategy. Perhaps the most chilling aspect is that Trump had nothing to do with these power grabs. Most of the leadership of the Republican Party in each state decided that their overriding goal was partisan power.

Along similar lines, Republicans in many states also pushed to make voting more difficult. They closed polling places, reduced voting hours and introduced ludicrous bureaucratic hurdles — like requiring Native Americans who have no street address to have one in order to vote.

The struggle over American democracy is my choice for the year’s second most significant news story. It’s a struggle that goes to the core of American ideals and that will affect politics for years.

Fortunately, it’s also a struggle that has now been joined. This country has the beginnings of the pro-democracy movement that it needs.

In Florida, 65 percent of voters — which means large numbers of Democrats, Republicans and independents — approved a ballot initiative restoring the voting rights of people who had been convicted of a felony. In Missouri, 62 percent of voters approved a law to reduce corruption and gerrymandering. Pro-democracy initiatives also passed in a few other states. At the federal level, House Democrats have promised to make electoral reform the subject of the first bill they offer, after taking control next month.

Voting fairness isn’t simply a Democrat-versus-Republican story. In New Jersey, state Democrats recently pushed for an inequitable new gerrymandering plan — until progressive activists beat back the plan. Gerrymandering remains a problem in other blue states, like Illinois and Maryland. Across parts of the West, meanwhile, Republican officials have supported an expansion of voting by mail.

But if both parties deserve some blame, they don’t deserve anywhere near equal blame. The efforts to restrict voting (and the attempts at cheating) have come overwhelmingly from Republicans, while the efforts to expand voting access have come mostly from Democrats. The reason is obvious enough. Many Republicans have come to believe they will lose fair elections with high voter turnout.

In 2019 and beyond, I’ll be rooting for more Republican leaders to decide they can win elections the old-fashioned way: By persuading more voters that they deserve to win. Until they do, I hope voters across the political spectrum will punish Republican politicians who decide they care more about power than democracy. They’re going down a very dangerous road.

The Right way to think about what's going on

Honor RBG's Memory: Don't Forget The Judges

NC Supreme Court: VOTE FOR THESE THREE

NC Court of Appeals: VOTe for these FIVE

2020 Century club kicks off the year right!

VOTER ID REQUIREMENT BLOCKED - AT LEAST FOR PRIMARY

Wilkes Remains in The New 5th Congressional District

A Message From our New Chair - Kathryn Charles

Higher Ground - Rev WAtts At tHe 2019 County Convention

Many Republicans have come to believe they will lose fair elections with high voter turnout

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