As we begin the typical homestretch of an atypical presidential campaign, there are four words that need to be repeated by every Democrat, everyone who …
As we begin the typical homestretch of an atypical presidential campaign, there are four words that need to be repeated by every Democrat, everyone who believes in science, everyone who believes that unity makes us more powerful: it can’t be close. Democrats have a historic opportunity to repudiate all things Trump in November. This election is more than the two white septuagenarian men atop each ticket. It’s about honoring truth, restoring American values, and shining a light on justice. In order to punctuate the clearest mandate possible, former Vice President Joe Biden and the Senate Democrats need to win big. It can’t be close. The Republicans need to bend the rules With our country’s ever-changing demographics, Republicans need to bend the rules of the game to win. And they’ve become quite good at it. Whether it’s trumpeting basically nonexistent voter fraud or purging voter rolls or gerrymandering the map or fear-mongering about mail-in voting, Republicans work particularly hard at making sure many people — and especially people of color — don’t get to participate in democracy. In Georgia in 2018, a combination of closed polling sites, long lines, and canceled voter registrations by the Republican gubernatorial candidate created the narrowest GOP victory in half a century,1.
