
Ari Berman
@AriBerman
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Author: Minority Rule, Give Us the Ballot & Herding Donkeys https://t.co/GCGt2LeIFp Voting rights reporter: @motherjones Speaking: [email protected]
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“By 2040, 70% of US will live in 15 states with 30 senators. That means 30% of country, which is whiter, more rural, more conservative, will elect 70% of senators” Please listen to my @nprfreshair interview with Terry Gross about my new book Minority Rule
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Journalist Ari Berman says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of an elite minority — and that their decisions continue to impact American democracy today.
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Breaking: Missouri House passes new gerrymandered US House map giving GOP 90% of seats in state Trump won with 58% of vote. Destroys district held by Black Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, one of 2 Dems in state Texas was just start of Trump’s plan to rig midterms
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From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their...
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What’s happening in NC should be much bigger scandal: gerrymandered GOP legislature stripping power from Dem gov & AG in lame-duck session while Rs trying to throw out 60k votes to overturn Dem victory in state Supreme Court race
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"This is a nonviolent version of January 6."
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Breaking: North Carolina GOP Legislature overrides Gov Cooper veto & passes lame-duck power grab stripping power from Dem gov & AG and taking control of state/local election boards. Incredibly brazen effort to nullify 3 million votes cast for Dems in 2024 & rig future elections
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One of the key lessons from 2024: Dems can’t just run on preserving democracy. They need to convince skeptical voters democracy is worth saving, can improve people's lives & outline an alternative vision for reforming a broken system
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Too often, their message of preserving American democracy reinforced a failed status quo.
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Breaking: NC GOP legislature just passed massive power grab in lame duck session stripping power from Dem gov & AG and giving GOP control over state + county election boards. Snuck into hurricane relief bill. Incredibly undemocratic
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“They didn’t like what happened in the election, and they want to overturn the will of the people."
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Last night gerrymandered NC GOP House passed massive power grab in lame duck session stripping power from Dem gov & AG and giving GOP control over state and county election boards. Incredibly dangerous and anti-democratic
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“They didn’t like what happened in the election, and they want to overturn the will of the people."
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Ohio Republicans, who passed gerrymandered maps that were struck down 7x by courts, brazenly rigged anti-gerrymandering initiative to trick voters into thinking it would promote gerrymandering. An unbelievably brazen abuse of power
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Top GOP officials passed misleading ballot language that led to widespread voter confusion.
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If Mitch McConnell had used his power to lobby Republicans to convict Trump on impeachment charges after Jan 6 he never would have been able to run for president again
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57% supported abortion rights ballot initiative in Florida. That's strong majority support. It only failed because Florida is one of only states that requires supermajority to pass ballot initiatives. That's a form of minority rule
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Georgia court has extended voting hours for 6 DeKalb County polling sites in Atlanta that received bomb threats
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Very concerning there were bomb threats at polling sites in heavily Black areas of Georgia & Navajo County in Arizona
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In 7 states, state supreme Court races could decide future of abortion rights for tens of millions of people @MotherJones
https://t.co/K6j3NMitHb
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These courts have the power to interpret abortion laws. Voters are taking notice.
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In 2018 Wisconsin GOP won 46% of vote but 64% of seats in assembly Now gerrymandered maps struck down & Dems have chance to flip state leg chamber for first time since 2010 @benwikler calls it “secret weapon” that could tip state blue https://t.co/9j57q4VAif
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Fair legislative maps could tip the balance of power in one of the country’s closest battleground states.
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Trump won 53% of vote in Ohio but GOP controls 67% of seats in state house & 79% in state senate. Today Ohio voters can pass ballot initiative to finally end gerrymandering. Direct democracy key tool to fight rigged legislatures & protect key rights
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Increasingly, citizens are turning to direct democracy to restore rights stripped away by gerrymandered legislatures and right-wing courts.
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Amazing stat: 8 of 10 states with highest turnout in 2020 had Election Day registration. If you’re not registered, you can register & vote today in these states 👇👇
Very important: 23 states + DC have Election Day registration You can register & cast ballot at same time in AK CA CO CT DC HI ID IL IA ME MD MI MN MT NV NH NM RI UT VT VA WA WI WY
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Don't sleep on so many important down-ballot races today: -ballot initiatives on abortion in 10 states & ending gerrymandering in OH -Dems can retake/maintain control of state leg chambers in AZ, NH, MI, MN, PA & WI -key state Supreme Court races in OH, MI, MT, NC, AZ, KY, TX
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"The Electoral College is undemocratic, antiquated and racist." @AriBerman lays out the case against the Electoral College.
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Very important: 23 states + DC have Election Day registration You can register & cast ballot at same time in AK CA CO CT DC HI ID IL IA ME MD MI MN MT NV NH NM RI UT VT VA WA WI WY
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.@AriBerman and @JustinGlawe have a new story out breaking down how Trump-connected election deniers are driving MAGA’s efforts to help Trump contest the 2024 election. Highly recommend reading this piece in full. Below I'll outline some key points. ⬇️
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Trump's MAGA allies are spreading disinformation and laying the groundwork to challenge the election results.
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🚨Georgia's election is at risk. Despite courts blocking the MAGA Election Board's "unconstitutional" rule changes, the threat of election deniers disrupting democracy looms. Here's how MAGA allies plan to plunge Georgia into chaos and help Trump challenge the results. ⬇️
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