Democratic secretaries of state launch ad campaign linking voting restrictions to 'white supremacy'

[RandySF]

As President Trump continues to rail about a “rigged 2020 election” on Twitter, the group representing Democratic secretaries of state released its own social media campaign, accusing Trump and the Republican Party of engaging in voter suppression that is “rooted in white supremacy.”

The video ad by the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State connects the issue of voting rights to the current conversation about addressing systemic racism. It uses images of black protesters from the 1950s and ’60s demanding voting rights, alongside those of current protests over police violence, sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. A narrator says: “White supremacy does not endure on its own. It is propped up by suppressing black voices and votes.”

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, chairman of the group, said the ad campaign, which began Monday, is “inspired by the movement we’ve seen in the last several weeks in response to the killing of George Floyd.”

“As a nation, we’ve been reminded that we have a lot of work to do to achieve justice and equality in tackling discrimination and racism in many areas, and our election system is no exception,” he said.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/22/democratic-secretaries-state-launch-ad-campaign-linking-voting-restrictions-white-supremacy/

[Sugarcoated]

1. Yeah!

THAT'S how you fight! 👊👊👊

[2naSalit]

2. Now that's something truly unusual.

I hope it has the intended results.

[mucifer]

3. The ad:

[onetexan]

4. K&R. Dems really need to vote in more SoS, as this is a very powerful position that can help

retard voter suppression.

[RandySF]

6. We can flip up to four SOS offices this year.

[onetexan]

8. That would be amazing!

Thank u. Which states?

[RandySF]

10. WA, OR, WV and MT

[onetexan]

11. awesome! Thanks!

[brer cat]

5. K&R

[Solly Mack]

7. K&R

[MagickMuffin]

9. I hope they point out which states are using these tactics of voter suppression

Like GA and TX purging the rolls, closing polling locations or just making it harder for everyone to vote but it's designed to affect the Black communities.

TX is among one of the states that is closing more polling locations. I am a precinct chair and used to work the elections, however, I no longer have my precinct as a polling location. Oh boy the trade away in this is anyone can vote wherever they want on election day. But what difference does that make if you have to travel a long distance to cast a ballot, or have extremely long lines because they are making it more difficult to vote.


KY is now doing this as well.

It's disgraceful.