Republican elected officials are working together to counter Trump’s election lies

Republican election officials across the country have formed a group opposing Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine confidence in U.S. elections.

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Sterling, the chief operating officer of Georgia’s State Department, is part of an effort that began after the last presidential election and aims to bring together Republican officials willing to defend the country’s election systems and its people . which she runs. They want officials to reinforce the message that elections are secure and accurate, an approach they say is especially important as the country heads toward another divisive presidential contest.

The group has held rallies in several states, with more planned before the Nov. 5 election.

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“This has never been specifically about Trump and will never be specifically about Trump,” said Matt Germer, board director of the R Street Institute and lead organizer of the effort. “It’s about democratic principles at a higher level – what does it mean to be a conservative who believes in democracy and the rule of law?”

The efforts of Republican election officials may not be specifically about Trump, but are a response to the lies that have been and are currently being spread by the ex-president.

The work of this group is a good reminder that not all Republicans are election-denying MAGAs. As the nation has seen in 2020, there are some Republicans at the state level who are willing to put democracy first and not be drawn into Trump’s efforts to destroy the foundations of American governance.

The efforts of these Republicans in states like Kentucky, Kansas, Georgia, Utah and others, combined with Democrats who also support election protection, are creating a state-level firewall against Trump’s election lies.

Democracy is bigger than party politics, and if enough of us come together to protect democracy, we will still have a country where we can freely discuss policy differences in the future.

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