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Mega-Donors Have Given $284+ Million to Super PACs Ahead of Midterms
In some cases, super PACs are virtually entirely financed by a single mega-donor.
Dems Face Midterm Defeats If Sinema and Manchin Keep Obstructing, Sanders Says
Bernie Sanders warned that Democrats could see low voter turnout in the 2022 midterms if they don’t change course soon.
High Voter Apathy and Amped-Up Fears About Crime Shaped California Primaries
Thousands of liberal San Franciscans were persuaded by a dark money-funded recall effort emphasizing street conditions.
GOP Billionaires Bankroll Effort to Recall SF’s District Attorney
Chesa Boudin is faced with a “Trumpian” recall campaign.
20,000 Signatures on GOP-Led “Voter Fraud” Petition in Michigan Were Fraudulent
GOP organizers of a petition to enact voter restrictions missed their filing deadline because of fraudulent signatures.
Trump Allies Concocted Plan to Seize Voting Machines With Armed Contractors
A newly undisclosed letter sought to allow three companies to send armed workers to seize machines and election data.
Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner Triumphs Over Big Pharma Ally Kurt Schrader
Schrader worked with fellow conservative Democrats to tank the party’s agenda in Congress last year.
Leaked Tapes Reveal GOP’s Plan to Train Right-Wing Operatives to Be Poll Workers
The plan would create a network of poll workers and attorneys working behind the scenes to overturn elections.
Georgia GOP Candidate Got 3 Percent of Vote But Still Won’t Concede After a Week
Kandiss Taylor lost by over 70 points to incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp.
States Have Passed 9 Bills Making It Easier for Elections to Be Tampered With
The laws all passed within the first four months of 2022 as Republicans continue pursuing voter suppression legislation.