As of 8am today, November 7, the Georgia governor's race remains extremely close, with GOP candidate Brian Kemp holding onto a slim lead over democrat Stacey Abrams. While it seems likely that he will eke out a victory in the state, the way he achieved this victory involved a style of voter suppression often utilized by despots and dictators.
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Governor Cuomo:
Congratulations on securing a third term. This time around, are you ready to do right by criminalized survivors of domestic violence?
We need to talk about the fact that you’ve been MIA on commutations. You have sole power to, with the stroke of a pen, free any criminalized survivor of domestic violence (and anyone else sentenced to incarceration in New York) today. Yet in this “Me Too” moment, you’ve done nothing for those who had to go to the greatest lengths to survive gender-based violence. Читать дальше...
In the days following Nov. 8, 2016, the Democratic Party looked to be on life support. Party insiders had promised a repudiation of Trump’s far-right platform, and instead saw staggering Democratic losses at every level of government.
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