Category: Election 2024
What If We Gave an Election and Everyone Came? Time to Think about Universal Voting
by Miles Rapoport | Feb 27, 2024 | Election 2024Among people who care about protecting and improving American democracy, there is deep concern about the low rates of electoral participation in the United States. As the world’s oldest democracy, turnout rates in the United States are pitiful. In the 2020 Presidential election, democracy advocates celebrated the record-breaking turnout of 169 million people, or 66% […]
Countering the Threat of a Contingent Election
by Jonathan M. Winer | Feb 23, 2024 | Election 2024The unofficial contest to become Donald Trump’s running mate has underscored the enduring Republican plot to overturn elections. At the beginning of this election year, Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York, chair of the House Republican conference, stated that she would not agree to certifying the results of the 2024 election unless she considered them […]
Dancing in the Dark: Steps to Avoid a Constitutional Coup in the 2024 Election
by Mark Medish & Joel McCleary | Jan 8, 2024 | Election 2024Walt Whitman was right when he wrote that our democracy is an athletic one. Defending our democratic republic requires the stamina of a marathon runner and the versatility of a gymnast. The events of January 6 alerted Americans to the quirkiness and fragility of our electoral process. Had Vice President Mike Pence failed to certify […]
Bad Faith Documentary
