(Permanent Musical Accompaniment to This Post) Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what's goin' down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin' gets done, and where to live outside the law you must be honest. Our good friends over at Bolts have gifted us with another of their comprehensive guides to all the upcoming elections, large and small. As usual with this feature, all the spotlight races are analyzed, and the most intriguing entries are the downballot ones, including the various state utility commissions.
In Nebraska, Republicans currently enjoy a supermajority in the state's famous unicameral legislature. Nevertheless, the Democratic minority has been able to throw sand in the gears on several important issues. According to Bolts, all they have to do is flip one seat to eliminate the supermajority, and then they could really have some fun.
And with a surprisingly close race for the U.S. Senate, that sounds like there's a decent chance of that. And, God knows, we all should be aware by now that secretaries of state are seriously important figures. (And let us bid a grateful farewell to Brad Raffensperger down in Georgia, who is term-limited out of office this time around.
He stood up when it mattered.) Keep an eye out for America First SOS candidates. In the 2022 Republican primaries, there were more than a dozen of these jamokes. One of them won the general election in Indiana.
They're all steeped in the big lie about the 2020 election. Out and out election deniers are the Republican candidates for secretary of state in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nevada. An exemplar is one Jim Marchant, who is the GOP candidate for secretary of state in Nevada.
From The Nevada Independent: Elect me. I promise I won't do the nutty stuff straight out of the box. Meanwhile, Ballotpedia is keeping track of the sudden volatility of the data center as a serious political flashpoint.
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