Joining us now is Colorado's Democratic Secretary of State, Jenna Griswald. She's running to be the state's attorney general in 2026 and has called this a quote direct attack on democracy. So, Secretary Griswald, your state's actually a great fact check on the president when he says mail ballots only elect Democrats.That's one of the complaints he's leveled. But Colorado has elected Republicans like Senator Corey Gardner as recently as 2014. So talk about what you're seeing in the president's renewed push h ...

Political Landscape & Power Dynamics - The discussion revolves around the perceived overreach and intimidation tactics of the Trump administration, particularly concerning federal law enforcement presence and redistricting efforts [2][3][5] - California's response is framed as a necessary pushback against perceived authoritarian tendencies and attempts to rig the system, emphasizing accountability and balancing the scales [6] - The debate highlights the contrasting approaches to redistricting between Texas, where the Republican legislature is accused of partisan gerrymandering, and California, which claims to take its proposal to the voters [11] Redistricting & Voter Impact - The core issue is the redistricting fight, with concerns that both Republicans and Democrats engaging in such practices could negatively impact voters, especially moderate voters [8] - The action of redistricting mid-cycle is considered unprecedented and driven by the unpopularity of certain policies, suggesting an attempt to secure electoral advantage [8] - The potential impact of redistricting on specific districts is acknowledged, with a commitment to balancing Trump's actions around the country [9][10] Democratic Response & Strategy - The Democratic response involves a shift towards a more assertive stance, meeting "fire with fire" and refusing to back down from perceived intimidation [4][3] - The strategy includes using available power to push back against perceived abuses of power and hold those in power accountable [6] - The importance of standing up for democracy and the American public is emphasized as the driving force behind California's actions [3][9][11]

And we'll be asking for the people on November 4th, a special election coinciding with a lot of local municipal elections, to provide a temporary pathway for congressional maps. We will affirm our commitment to the state independent redistricting after the 2030 census, but we're asking the voters for their consent to do midterm redistricting in 2026, 2028, and 2030 for the congressional maps. In California, you have the power to stand up to Trump. You have the power to declare that you support a system that ...

An Illinois judge just rejected a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to help arrest Democrats who fled there over a fight on redistricting. Texas Republicans are expected to end their first special legislative session tomorrow after Democrats denied them a quorum, but they will immediately begin a new one, leaving out of state Democrats hammering out a plan for when they should return home. Joining me now, Democratic strategist and author of the Salty Politics Newsletter on Substack, Julie Reggink ...

The battle over redistricting in Texas has threatened to ignite a partisan redistricting arms race. California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsome says his state will respond to Texas and call a November special election over redistricting to redraw California's maps. Meanwhile, Republican controlled states from Missouri to Indiana to Florida are being encouraged by President Trump and Vice President Vance to take a look at their district maps ahead of the midterms.Joining me now is the expert on all things r ...

So Paxton was just on Fox this past hour to respond to you calling him out on X earlier, saying he is lying, trying to silence you. Here's what he had to say back. >> The judge gave him a direct order, which was you can no longer fund raise.And in his rally, he clearly violated that order. It's not even questionable. So look, we're just following the law. He is not following the law.And that's where his problems lie, not with me. My job is to enforce the law and that's exactly what I plan on doing. >> So, t ...

To those absent members, you can go to another city, another state, even another time zone. But you cannot escape your responsibility to the people of Texas. Eventually, you will be here.Tomorrow, when the gavl drops, the question is simple. Will you be in that chair to vote for these critical disaster recovery bills, or will you be remembered as one who did not show up. The choice is yours.And that happened just a couple minutes ago. That's the speaker of the Texas Legislative State House um basically sayi ...

Why are "elections" still designated as "critical infrastructure" by DHS, when that DHS designation only happened in January 2017 because of the Russia hoax? With the Russia hoax now busted, shouldn't sovereignty over elections go back to the states? https://t.co/XFFoHmzzMnJeff Fulgham (@jeffmfulgham):On January 6, 2017 the outgoing Obama Admin with Deep State guidance designated state election systems as a federal Critical infrastructure.This allowed them to seize security jurisdiction over centralized vot ...

Whether Republicans or Democrats come out on top in the redistricting war Texas has sparked is hard to predict. But there's no doubt who will lose: voters (via @opinion) https://t.co/jjJDrT2Aq0 ...

@joerogan 9. Once "elections" were "critical infrastructure," then any "misinformation" about elections, or posted during election season, could be classified as a cyber attack against "critical infrastructure," giving DHS a "cybersecurity" predicate to censor youhttps://t.co/G5TKRYT5g9 https://t.co/SHFexjvlBgFoundation For Freedom Online (@FFO_Freedom):4. In the summer of 2020, CISA pulled off a trick. By classifying "election misinformation" as threat to "election security," its police powers extended fro ...