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Green Bay Press-Gazette: Results from the Nov. 3 election may take a while, but democracy is worth the wait

Given the massive technological advances in the last several decades, many of us have grown accustomed to getting the things we want quickly. Want a cup of coffee but don’t feel like waiting in line? Place your order ahead of time and it will be ready when you arrive. Want to have a conversation even…

Aaron Weinschenk, Reid Ribble and Tim WirthOctober 23, 2020

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Scranton Times-Tribune: Prepare quickly to deal with potential slow-motion crisis

Many people who have experienced a car crash or some other emergency frequently will say “it happened in slow motion.” Those of us watching the lead-up to the election could be excused for experiencing that feeling. We are witnessing all the elements of a national emergency fall into place: political discourse riven by a passionate…

Richard Gephardt and Charlie DentOctober 13, 2020

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The Boston Globe: We’re a bipartisan group of former leaders who have joined forces to protect our democracy

More than 40 former congressional leaders, former Cabinet secretaries, retired military officials, and leaders of civic organizations have formed the bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity to ensure a democratic outcome to the 2020 election. A growing number of Americans understand that our magnificent experiment in democracy is under threat. Participating in the November presidential…

Richard Gephardt and Tom RidgeOctober 13, 2020

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NEWSWEEK: Amid Trump’s Post-Election Chaos, Hold Lawyers to Account on the Vote Count | Opinion

By Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth An integral part of the Trump campaign strategy to undermine the legitimacy of the November election is to deploy 50,000 "poll watchers" into the field to challenge the validity of votes cast, particularly in swing states. Among these election disruptors will be a heavy contingent of lawyers who…

Tom Rogers and Tim WirthOctober 5, 2020

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Morning Call: Election of 1876 holds lessons for this year’s contest

In 1876, Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg was preparing to leave his post in Allentown as president of the college named for his family. He would move to Philadelphia for a position at University of Pennsylvania. The city was one of the largest in the world and was abuzz with the Centennial Exposition which attracted an unprecedented…

Christopher Borick and Ari MittlemanSeptember 22, 2020

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USA TODAY: Fair elections in 2020 are under attack. Here’s how we can protect the vote.

The public should be prepared for the fact that they likely won’t know the winner of the presidency on election night as absentee counting may take several days to complete. The freedom to vote is a foundation of our democracy. Preserving it depends on Americans being able to vote, knowing their vote will be counted and having…

Richard Gephardt, Trevor Potter and Tim WirthSeptember 4, 2020

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Newsweek: How to Defeat Trump’s Plan to Overturn the Election

Since we wrote the piece "How Donald Trump Could Lose the Election and Still Remain President," it has become even more apparent that Donald Trump will attempt to create massive chaos and uncertainty following the November election, even if it is abundantly clear he has lost it. His repeated false statements about mail-in ballots creating…

Tom Rogers and Tim WirthAugust 20, 2020

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The New York Times: How Powerful Is the President?

Surely, regardless of party or candidate preference, we can all agree there is no justification for a president to have dictatorial powers kept secret from Congress, the press and the American people.

Gary HartJuly 23, 2020

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The Boston Globe: Keep America safe for democracy

As the republic with the oldest written constitution still in use, the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. These days the beacon has been dimming.

Gary Hart, Joel McCleary, Mark Medish and Tim WirthJuly 13, 2020

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NEWSWEEK: How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President

It is increasingly looking as if Joe Biden can beat President Donald Trump in November. The president seems more and more out of step with the national mood, from his handling of the pandemic to his response to racially biased policing, not to mention a wide array of other issues. Even in key swing states, Trump is losing…

Tim Wirth and Tom RogersJuly 3, 2020

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POLITICO: How Trump Could Use Political Chaos to Upset the Election

The 2020 election faces unparalleled risks to its conduct and integrity. Foreign actors are working to interfere in the election. Conservative groups have filed lawsuits to remove hundreds of thousands of voters they say are ineligible from voter rolls. One civil rights group found that almost 300 counties in the South reduced polling places in the years since 2012. On…

Tim Wirth, Joel McCleary, Mark Medish and Gary HartJune 9, 2020

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Just Security: The Looming Crisis of Emergency Powers and Holding the 2020 Presidential Election

The future of electoral democracy in the United States is, without exaggeration, at risk. While a global pandemic and economic meltdown could provide a pretext for this threat, it does not come from abroad. Instead the threat comes from our own elected leader, the President of the United States—and those who know him best, know…

Joel McCleary and Mark MedishMay 4, 2020