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Top Stories for January 5:
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Georgia Secretary of State sinks Trump with devastating move
The defeated president’s ill-fated pressure campaign to steal the election and chronic obfuscation of basic facts came back to bite him in a big way.
Take Action: Charge Trump for conspiring to get Georgia’s Secretary of State to rig the election!
House Republicans rush to Trump’s defense over corrupt Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution
Stop the steal. Right.
GOP Senators announce bombshell plan to keep Trump in office
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Beyond disgusting.
DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests
Mayor Muriel Bowser mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by Trump’s supporters challenging Wednesday’s congressional certification of Joe Biden’s election victory.
Trump tried calling 18 times before Georgia’s secretary of state finally picked up
The outgoing Oval Office occupant’s brute-force robocall campaign finally succeeded — and delivered his newest scandal.
Scottish airport sets off speculation that Trump may flee the country
Unusual activity near the outgoing president’s golf resort in Scotland, including US Army surveillance flights that typically precede a presidential visit, set off rumors that he might be fleeing there before Biden’s inauguration.
Proud Boys leader arrested in the burning of DC church’s Black Lives Matter banner
Law and order, folks.
Democrats ask FBI Director Wray to open criminal probe into Trump after leaked phone call
The outgoing president’s stunning attempt to steal the election in Georgia prompted House Democrats’ demands for an immediate criminal probe.
USPS delays could disenfranchise thousands of Georgia voters who mailed ballots ahead of the runoff election
Atlanta-area mail delays, which Trump-lackey-turned-Postmaster Louis DeJoy promised would improve following a national slowdown last summer, remain far below USPS standards, threatening to disenfranchise thousands of legal voters who mailed in ballots in a pair of pivotal Senate runoffs this week.
Georgia GOP election official thoroughly debunks Trump’s lies, tells voters to ignore misinformation
Gabriel Sterling, the state’s voting system implementation manager, refuted every false allegation made by the outgoing president and implored Georgians not to “suppress” their own vote.
Dominion Voting Systems plans to sue Sidney Powell, doesn’t rule out Trump
Dominion has been the subject of baseless accusations of malfeasance during last November’s elections. Officials noted that the rhetorical barrage from Powell, Trump, and others has led to death threats against its employees, including one who remains unable to return to his home.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
Hope…
Today’s Action: It’s Election Day in Georgia! TODAY, we flip the Senate!
Election season. You’ve been at it for over a year. From campaigning for your favorite Democratic candidate in the primaries, to writing letters to register new voters, to making phone calls and texting banking to oust Donald Trump, you’ve worked so hard…and Trump is OUT of the White House in two weeks and we’ve held the House of Representatives, thanks to you!
Now take a big breath in, because today is the last day of election season! Today, Georgia voters hit the polls to select both their Senators…and if we win both seats for Democrats, we take back control of the Senate! We lose either seat? Majority Leader Mitch McConnell remains in power, and the Senate’s legislative agenda and judicial confirmations stay in his skeletal grip.
Today is our LAST DAY to help win the Senate for Democrats!
- Sign up with Swing Left to make calls, or canvass in-person if you’re a local
- Sign up with Color of Change to make calls to Black voters in Georgia
- Spanish speakers! Sign up with Mijente to GOTV with Latinx voters
We’ve known that Georgia has been shifting blue for a while, and Biden’s victory by nearly 12,000 votes confirmed it. Georgia voters want to elect Democrats, and early voting has already broken records by passing the 3 million mark. But Republicans tend to turn out in higher numbers on Election Day itself, and many anti-Trump Republicans would still love to see Mitch in control.
Your Election Day calls make a huge difference, because we only win if we get our people out. And often, the only thing a potential voter needs to turn into an actual voter is a friendly reminder about their nearest polling location and encouragement that their voice really does matter.
We have until TONIGHT to take back the Senate by winning both Georgia seats in today’s run-off election!
- Sign up with Swing Left to make calls, or canvass in-person if you’re a local
- Sign up with Color of Change to make calls to Black voters in Georgia
- Spanish speakers! Sign up with Mijente to GOTV with Latinx voters
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition demanding Trump’s security clearance be revoked after he leaves office, and get your copy of the delightful “I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening)” by Pantsuit Politics hosts, Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth A. Silvers, a fun read to help us cope with the aftermath of a post-Trump America.