This week it came to light that the North Carolina GOP orchestrated brazen electoral fraud in its 9th congressional district.
The issue involves voting irregularities during the GOP primary that ended up giving the race to Mark Harris and a Leslie McCrae Dowless who worked in Harris’s primary and general election. I’ll admit that like most of the country, I haven’t been paying as much attention to this as it warrants. Harris’ Democrat challenger in the general Dan McCready has now withdrawn his concession and it seems this may be a repeat of what happened in Georgia.
Republican officials had early warnings of voting irregularities in North Carolina
In a similar vein, the Wisconsin GOP, in an attempt to undercut the effectiveness of the incoming Democrats who won every statewide race, passed last minute laws to weaken the office of Governor and Attorney General. If more and more people are beginning to lose faith in electoral politics, this is another in a long list of reasons.
Scott Walker Leaves As He Came, With Extreme Power Grabs
Lastly, The Sanders Institute held its annual gathering in Burlington, Vermont last week, bringing together progressive leaders from all around to world to discuss strategies and steps for a more progressive future. Panelists included: Naomi Klein, Nina Turner, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico Carmen Yulin Cruz, Actor and Activist Danny Glover, Dr. Cornel West, RoseAnn DeMoro, Susan Sarandon.
Panel: Puerto Rico: Austerity or a Green New Deal? #sandersinstitutegathering18 https://t.co/mU15G53JSR
— Sanders Institute (@TheSandersInst) December 1, 2018
The Housing Crisis in America: this panel looks at progress on fairer housing policies in America https://t.co/AZ7IXhCIN5
— Sanders Institute (@TheSandersInst) December 1, 2018
Mayors from around the country and world will share their experience in moving progressive ideas from theory to imp… https://t.co/tXPYzYQ2Bn
— Sanders Institute (@TheSandersInst) December 1, 2018
This panel will cover civil rights issues, immigration reform and human rights as core concepts https://t.co/VfZYi1rR4P
— Sanders Institute (@TheSandersInst) December 1, 2018
LIVE! Panel discussing systemic issues in our criminal justice system #sandersinstitutegathering18 https://t.co/2KfzeQPvOT
— Sanders Institute (@TheSandersInst) November 30, 2018
This panel frames our struggle for Medicare for All as part of an international fight to realize hea https://t.co/T7sRTF3x22
— Sanders Institute (@TheSandersInst) November 30, 2018
This panel will cover the implications of Janus, fight for $15 and how unions and workers’ rights groups are buildi… https://t.co/LhMZwcbOdo
— Sanders Institute (@TheSandersInst) December 1, 2018
Elsewhere on the Leftorium
What else happened this week?