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What we are witnessing now, however, is a second and more insidious track of that same weaponization — one aimed not at famous individuals who can fight back, but at the unglamorous, under-the-radar groups doing the daily work of democracy.
If Clayton wanted the job, it seems clear that he had to demonstrate loyalty on the one issue Trump cares about most: lying about voting and elections.
Trump’s obsession with California’s elections is neither entirely new nor surprising.
The media’s insistence that Trump’s critics are part of the problem gives cover to false equivalence — treating his lawlessness as one side of a legitimate debate.
I have spent a decade fighting against Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine our elections.
It is often said that Trump’s strategy is to overwhelm us by flooding the zone. I think it is more accurate to say his strategy is to grind it out and wear us down.
On Saturday, when millions of Americans took to the streets and declared “no kings,” they were objecting to Donald Trump’s disregard for these constitutional limitations.
Across Washington, D.C., a new fashion trend has taken hold of those in Trump’s circle: embarrassingly oversized clown shoes.
Trump has always been an election denier. He has always vilified voting. He has always started with lies, escalated to the courts, and ultimately embraced violent rhetoric.
Donald Trump is planning to use his attack on Iran to justify a power grab over voting in the 2026 midterms.
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