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In reply to the discussion: In 18 years since Naders run, what has been accomplished by attacking the Dem party from the left? [View all]BzaDem
(11,142 posts)Given how much Democrats are visibly and vocally fighting Republican voter suppression efforts, I'm honestly not sure where you get the idea that they are not doing so.
http://prospect.org/article/qa-how-democrats-can-win-voter-suppression-argument
"Although he lost his race, Kander came within just a few points of Blunt in a state that Trump carried by nearly 20 points. He was quickly tabbed as a rising Democratic star. After the election, Kander, who had served as the Missouri secretary of state for the past four years, admonished state Republican legislators for passing photo ID legislation in 2016. I know some folks here and across the state try to pretend other elections issues would be solved by a new photo ID requirement, but thats just not true, Kander said.
Now, Kander has a new day job. Hes leading Let America Vote, a group launched Wednesday that aims not only to fight voter suppression in the court of law, but also in the court of public opinion. The organizations board includes Martin Luther King III, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, and former Obama press secretary Josh Earnest."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/30/donald-trump-commission-election-integrity-kris-kobach
"States fight Trump commission's effort to gather voters' personal data"'
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-voter-fraud-investigation-democrats-react-234161
"Democrats warn Trump's voter fraud investigation will increase voter suppression. Dems are shooting back in an attempt to prove Trump wrong."
https://www.tomperez.org/news/2017/1/10/tom-perez-announces-plan-to-drastically-expand-voter-protections-at-the-dnc
"Today, Tom Perez, candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee, released his plan to establish a fully functioning office of voter empowerment to proactively expand ballot access, protect the right to vote, and combat Republican voter suppression efforts across the country."
https://votingrightscaucus-veasey.house.gov/about
"The goal of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus is to educate the public on the current voter suppression tactics in place in their home states, districts, and counties, inform constituencies on their rights as voters, and to create and advance legislation that blocks current and future suppressive and discriminatory tactics that deny American citizens the sacred right to vote."