This week we interview author/lawyer @DavidPepper. Pepper has witnessed Ohio devolve into an electoral autocracy—a trend across the US. He explains how we got here and what can still be done about it, and offers reasons and strategies to fight like hell: patreon.com/posts/laborato…
.@DavidPepper: “The frontline of the attack on our democracy is state houses.” Listen to more of this @gaslitnation episode here: patreon.com/posts/laborato…
.@DavidPepper: “Through gerrymandering, Republicans have created a system where public service is no longer the goal.” Listen to more of this @gaslitnation episode here: patreon.com/posts/laborato…
.@DavidPepper: “The new brand of Republicanism and extremism structured into place by the gerrymandering of Ohio in 2011 caught Democrats off guard.” Listen to more of this @gaslitnation episode here: patreon.com/posts/laborato…
.@DavidPepper: “If we continue to win federal offices but we don’t win secretary of state offices or gain majorities in the states, we’re not winning the battle for democracy.” Listen to more of this @gaslitnation episode here: patreon.com/posts/laborato…
.@DavidPepper: “Election deniers are running for sec of state in AZ, NM, NV, MI and if Mastriano wins in PA he’ll appoint one. We’ll lose our democracy if we lose those races because they’ll be counting the votes.” More of this @gaslitnation episode here: patreon.com/posts/laborato…
@gaslitnation @AndreaChalupa @DavidPepper Hear, hear!