CMD NEWS ABOUT Democracy

• The Koch Coup: Charles Koch’s Political Machine Bankrolled Senators Who Will Attempt to Steal Election for Trump Tomorrow

  By Alex Kotch and David Armiak | January 5th, 2021 at 1:31 PM (CST)

  Charles Koch's political operation and his close family members have funded the campaigns and leadership PACs of all 13 U.S. senators who will attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory on Jan. 6 based on Trump's conspiracy theories and lies.

• Koch Industries Is Top Corporate Donor to Reps Who Will Try to Overturn Democracy

  By Alex Kotch | December 29th, 2020 at 9:58 AM (CST)

  On January 6, a group of far-right Republican representatives will challenge the electoral votes Biden won in one final attempt to scrap democracy.

• Gerrymandered Districts Give GOP the Advantage as Lawmakers Prepare to Draw New Lines

  By Alex Kotch | December 23rd, 2020 at 11:56 AM (CST)

  Republicans drew their own heavily favorable state legislative districts after their 2010 election wave. Now it's time for a new round of redistricting, and the GOP will have an even greater advantage.

• Conservative Activist Leaders Call For an End to Democracy

  By Alex Kotch | December 11th, 2020 at 1:43 PM (CST)

  A number of prominent members of the right-wing Council for National Policy published a letter demanding that state lawmakers throw out 26 million votes in swing states that Joe Biden won.

• Who Funds the Federalist? Finally, We Know.

  By Alex Kotch | December 9th, 2020 at 4:24 PM (CST)

  Tax records obtained by CMD reveal two donors to the right-wing publication's new, affiliated nonprofit.