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Ari Berman@AriBerman
22 Apr 2024
“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 npr.org/2024/04/22/124629760…

How the Founding Fathers' concept of 'Minority Rule' is alive and well today

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 motherjones.com/politics/202…

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election

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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Ari Berman@AriBerman
12 Dec 2024
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 motherjones.com/politics/202…

A North Carolina judge won two recounts. Republicans are still trying to overturn her election.

"This is a nonviolent version of January 6."

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Ari Berman@AriBerman
11 Dec 2024
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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Ari Berman@AriBerman
22 Nov 2024
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 motherjones.com/politics/202…

Democrats need to stop defending a broken democratic system

Too often, their message of preserving American democracy reinforced a failed status quo.

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Ari Berman@AriBerman
20 Nov 2024
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 motherjones.com/politics/202…

The North Carolina GOP snuck an outrageous antidemocratic power grab into a hurricane relief bill

“They didn’t like what happened in the election, and they want to overturn the will of the people."

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Ari Berman@AriBerman
20 Nov 2024
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 motherjones.com/politics/202…

The North Carolina GOP snuck an outrageous antidemocratic power grab into a hurricane relief bill

“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 motherjones.com/politics/202…

Republicans defeat Ohio anti-gerrymandering initiative with brazen anti-democratic tactics

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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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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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 motherjones.com/politics/202…

The Democrats’ secret weapon in Wisconsin

Fair legislative maps could tip the balance of power in one of the country’s closest battleground states.

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In 7 states, state supreme Court races could decide future of abortion rights for tens of millions of people @MotherJones motherjones.com/politics/202…

Supreme Court races could help decide the future of abortion in these seven states

These courts have the power to interpret abortion laws. Voters are taking notice.

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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 👇👇
Ari Berman@AriBerman
5 Nov 2024
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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Ari Berman retweeted
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5 Nov 2024
"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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@MaxFlugrath
31 Oct 2024
.@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. ⬇️ motherjones.com/politics/202…

How election deniers took over Georgia’s election system

Trump's MAGA allies are spreading disinformation and laying the groundwork to challenge the election results.

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Max Flugrath🗳️
@MaxFlugrath
31 Oct 2024
🚨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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