Republicanism has long since worked against the health of American democracy.
Long before Donald Trump ran for president, Republicans cut taxes on the wealthy, defunded social programs, and worked to undermine unions and encourage overseas outsourcing of labor. They also installed far-right justices on the Supreme Court who used the Citizens United case to open the floodgates for corporations, dark money, and lobbyists, tightening the chokehold of power the rich have over our government.
These greedy policies helped make inequality exponentially worse, and that inequality has led to democratic decay and deeper distrust in our government. That distrust has also helped fuel the rise of election deniers in Congress.
Right now, 170 Representatives and Senators have – on the record actively – denied the results of a fair and free election. This year, there are two new Senate candidates and 17 new House candidates running for office who seem to be following in the footsteps of their fellow election deniers when results contradict their preferences. We need to fight back.
The people of the United States no longer trust that their leaders have their best interests at heart. In recent years, that distrust has exploded, and election denialism is at the epicenter of the fracture.
On January 6th our Republic may have prevailed, but the attacks on our democracy aren't finished, and we must be ready to take them on. One of the strongest weapons we have against far-right extremism is grassroots organizing and winning key elections across the country – including winning back the House majority.
The threat to our democracy is imminent, and we must do everything in our power to make sure radical right-wing Republicans don't gain an inch of power. It's absolutely crucial to make sure that the people who make up Congress are committed to defending and ratifying the results of free and fair elections.
Yours in the fight,
Jim
