GOP - Cheating Voters to Steal Power

Voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina have elected Democratic governors.  But Republicans who, with the help of gerrymandering, retained control the legislatures are rushing to pass legislation to restrict the power of the governor.  This shows the extent to which Republicans will do anything to retain power and that Trump is a reflection of the Republican Party as well as someone who has added his own “special” spice to it.

The New York Times: Wisconsin Is About to Make a Huge Mistake

​https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/opinion/wisconsin-legislature-republicans-evers.html

Remember when we woke up to find that Donald Trump had been elected President.  In part, that catastrophe happened because Democrats failed to pay enough attention to how much Republicans depend on the electoral power of rural America.  Now Republicans are planning another power grab using rural America.  If they get their way they will systematically under count people living in urban areas and thereby increase the power of those mostly white, conservatives in rural areas. 

New York Times Magazine: In Donald Trump's Census, Who Counts?

​https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/magazine/donald-trump-census.html

NBC News. Podcast: Why Is This Happening?  Uncovering the Trump Scheme to Rig The Census with Dale Ho: Podcast and Transcript 

​https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/uncovering-trump-scheme-rig-census-dale-ho-podcast-transcript-ncna932421

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