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In reply to the discussion: Instead of throwing women under the bus, in a misguided attempt to appeal to anti-abortion people, [View all]wildeyed
(11,243 posts)Particularly when the rules are changing. They know it too.
In my state, NC, the moronic ex-governor's campaign randomly challenged a bunch of legit voters without researching first too. In fair turnabout, a voting rights group is now threatening to file criminal charges against the campaign for the false accusations. It is so ugly! They are bullies. I hope they take them to court, make others think twice before pulling that kind of stunt.
But yeah, it is basically a bar fight here in NC. And I will die before I will stop fighting them. I'm not the only one.
For anyone who wants to help but live in a safe state, NC NAACP spearheads much of the legal fight in my state. Donate here: https://naacpnc.nationbuilder.com/donate_now
Democracy NC fights the good fight. They are the ones holding NC GOP accountable for the false accusations. Give them some love here: http://nc-democracy.org/give/
2018 will be the year we re-elect out state representatives. Anyone in an adjoining states should come help with GOTV. If we beat them in 2018 and we can hold until 2020, Dems control the redistricting or GOP is forced to turn it over to a non-partisan group (my preference).
Wisconsin is also in the vanguard of battling gerrymandering and voter ID in the courts. Not sure what their state organizations are, but certainly they can use support too. Texas is fighting voter ID. Here are the rest: https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state