election protection

  -by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman Donald Trump has made it clear he will not peacefully relinquish power after the coming election, no matter what the outcome. To get him out of the White House, it may take the ultimate non-violent action: a nationwide general strike. Trump says he’ll brand any legitimate vote count that shows him losing to be “fraudulent” and proclaim himself emperor for life.

-by Harvey Wasserman,Grassroots Emergency Election Protection CoalitionThe one thing certain about the 2020 election is Donald Trump’s desperate try to destroy it.Here’s a practical, hands-on, county-by-county guide for saving it.It will not be enough this year merely to register and vote.

I don't trust the voting machines... never did, never will. They're too easily hackable. And I've thought that Trump's hysteria over vote-by-mail was because he had it all down exactly how the election would be stolen via machine tampering.

Never Waste A Serious Crisis by Nancy OhanianOver the weekend, the Washington Post ran a story about the extreme dysfunction NYC has experienced in trying to run an election.

-by Harvey Wassermansolartopia.orgTo stop Donald Trump from becoming President for Life, democracy activists must win this fall's election protection "trifecta"-- restore the voter registration rolls, make it possible for everyone to vote by mail and guarantee a fair and accurate ballot count.The odds are formidable.In 2000, 2004 and 2016, Republicans deregistered millions of potential voters in order to put Geo

A group of conservative #NeverTrumpers ran the above ad-- or a 30 second version of it-- in DC (waste of time) and Kentucky (not a waste of time) this week. The ad was produced and paid for by Republicans for the Rule of Law, which calls itself "a group of life-long Republicans dedicated to defending the institutions of our republic and upholding the rule of law. We are fighting to make sure that the laws apply equally to everyone, from the average citizen to the president of the United States.

The Trump Regime has been working to rig the campaign finance rules in preparation for his reelection efforts; more on that below. It has also ordered the gutting of the task forces protecting elections from foreign meddling.

Yesterday the Senate votes 50-47 to reject Patrick Leahy's amendment to send states an additional $250 million for election security. 50 voted YES and 47 voted NO, but 60 votes were needed to get by the Russian-GOP filibuster.