White Power
When the Constitution was ratified, states decided who could vote and mainly granted voting rights to this group, defined by 3 characteristics.
Who were white, land-owning men?
People of color accounted for 95% of this state's growth over the last decade, but in their latest gerrymandered map, Republicans did not create a new minority opportunity district and they aggressively broke up diverse suburban districts to reduce competition.
What is Texas?
Recognizing demographic shifts and how most Americans disagree with them, this party and its backers have spent decades setting up structures to gain and hold power without majority support.
What is the GOP?
In her book, The Sum of Us, in the chapter titled Never a Real Democracy, this author describes how after Black men could vote, the ruling class fought cross-racial populist alliances with a campaign for "white supremacy," promising material advantages to whites who broke with Blacks.
Who is Heather McGhee?
At least 15 Republican candidates who question Biden's 2020 win are running for this state-level office in 2022.
What is Secretary of State?
In September, a federal judge ruled this governor's anti-protest law unconstitutional. The law included granting civil legal immunity to people who drive through protesters blocking a road, and made blocking a highway a felony offense.
Who is Gov. DeSantis?
Voter purging, the often flawed process of removing names from registration lists, is on the rise, with higher purge rates in jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination. These places were previously subject to preclearance under the Voting Rights Act, until this Supreme Court ruling in 2013.
What is Shelby County v. Holder?
Larry Bartels recently found "ethnic antagonism" is the strongest predictor of anti-democratic views among Republicans. Liliana Mason found that hostility towards "out-groups" drove support for this candidate and warned that widespread animus is a potent force that can be weaponized by politicians. She also noted the faction supporting this candidate has been with us for a long time and they are not loyal to parties--they are loyal to white Christian domination.
Who is Trump?
In Robert Pape's research into January 6, he found the strongest link among insurrectionists was they were more likely to come from counties with faster declines in white population share, a finding consistent with this theory.
What is Great Replacement Theory?
In this state, where an omnibus voter suppression bill passed last year, Republic state officials have already begun using their new powers to take over county election boards, including removing Black officials in Spalding County.
What is Georgia?
In addition to funding and advancing climate denial, school privatization, conservative stacking of the judiciary, and anti-democracy policymaking, this network of donors and organizations also recently funded the CRT backlash.
What is the Koch network?
The 2021 round of voter suppression laws included policies that criminalize election administrator actions that increase ballot access and this popular pre-election activity often conducted by community organizers.
What is voter registration?