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Pa. voters will soon pick the people who run the 2024 election ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/07/03/pa-election-denial-2023-county-races-democracyfirst-pledge/stories/202307030056
Three years after former President Donald Trump popularized baseless challenges to legitimate elections, a national group wants political candidates in Pennsylvania to vow they will accept election results — including those who might help run the 2024 presidential race.
The Washington-based interest group democracyFIRST is focusing on this November’s general election, pressing candidates in races for county council and commissioner to take a four-point pledge. While the state sets overall election policy, county officials do the work of actually running elections and counting votes in Pennsylvania, a pivotal swing state.
“We really look holistically at the important positions in presidential battleground states that play a role in the administration, certification and counting of elections,” said Jordan Wood, the executive director of democracyFIRST.
The group, which includes a nonprofit arm and a political action committee, describes its approach as “cross-partisan.” But a list of 40 county-level candidates in Pennsylvania who have signed the pledge released last week was made up of mostly Democrats.
The Washington-based interest group democracyFIRST is focusing on this November’s general election, pressing candidates in races for county council and commissioner to take a four-point pledge. While the state sets overall election policy, county officials do the work of actually running elections and counting votes in Pennsylvania, a pivotal swing state.
“We really look holistically at the important positions in presidential battleground states that play a role in the administration, certification and counting of elections,” said Jordan Wood, the executive director of democracyFIRST.
The group, which includes a nonprofit arm and a political action committee, describes its approach as “cross-partisan.” But a list of 40 county-level candidates in Pennsylvania who have signed the pledge released last week was made up of mostly Democrats.
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Watch for democracyFIRST to become more active in the coming year. Their pro-active efforts will be a major effort to headoff the underhanded schemes of the Repukes who follow the lead of Donald Chump. Even though Chump has little chance of winning next year's election, he can still cause major upheavals in our election process.
DemocracyFIRST plans to disrupt the Repukes' planned "election denial" next year. I'm sure Gov. Shapiro will also stay on top of any election denial plans that might occur in our state next year.
