Marc Elias: Jan. 6 Was Not the Beginning or the End

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Jan. 6 Was Not the Beginning or the End
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9:15 AM · Jan 7, 2022

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A year ago, our democracy was attacked by insurrectionists seeking to block the peaceful transfer of power through a physical assault on the U.S. Capitol. Like Sept. 11, 2001, what we remember most about that day were the visible images of the attack — the storming of the Capitol, the assaults on police and the hurried evacuation of the House chamber and the Vice President.

Since then, we have turned our attention to discovering the facts of that day and preventing it from happening again. First came the impeachment of Donald Trump, followed by the establishment of a select committee in Congress. We have also heard calls for tightening Capitol security, increasing the availability of the National Guard in times of crisis and reforming the Electoral Count Act.

Yet, by treating Jan. 6 as a singular event, we miss the throughline that connects this unique day to the broader set of attacks on democracy that we have seen for more than a decade and continue to witness today. If we fail to recognize the interconnection between voter suppression, election subversion and seditious insurrection, we may prevent one of them only to witness democracy’s demise at the hands of the others.

Since the election of President Obama in 2008 — indeed because of that election and the coalition he built — Republicans have been rightfully concerned that if a majority of the eligible electorate voted, the GOP would lose power. While Republicans once argued America was a center-right nation, the country’s electorate has undeniably moved to the left. In the eight presidential elections since 1992, the Republican candidate has only won 50% or more of the electorate one time. In two of the three elections that Republican presidents won since 2000, they lost the popular vote.

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[NCDem47]

1. Take it to the bank...

Republican controlled legislatures in swing or pinkish states (heavily gerrymandered mind you) will nullify ANY statewide or Presidential Democratic win in probably all future elections. Simply toss out the popular vote.

[MagickMuffin]

2. They LOSE the POPULAR VOTE for President of the United States

and since they are known LOSERS the only way for them to win is by voter suppression laws.