So it turns out, state supreme court elections matter. A lot. Especially when it comes to protecting your right to vote.
Case in point: last week the Virginia Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn the results of an election because of a technical process issue, and nullified the will of over 3 million voters.
And that brings me to Georgia.
In less than a week, two seats on the Georgia Supreme Court are on the ballot, and Midwest Values PAC wants to max out to Democrats Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin — the only two candidates in the race with strong records of standing up for voting rights and equal justice for all Georgians.
Now here’s the caveat. No justice has lost there in over 100 years since the races are usually uncontested. But this year, we are trying to defeat two of them.
That isn’t a scare tactic and here’s why: Democrats have been overperforming all year long. We’ve seen it in mayoral races in places like Boca Raton. We’ve seen it in state legislative special elections in Texas. Voters are paying attention, and they are fed up.
Which means these races are winnable — but you (or supporters like you) have to get involved. Please donate a few dollars right now to help MVP support Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin in the final stretch.
Winning elections isn’t just about Congress or the White House anymore. Republicans figured that out a long time ago. That’s why they’ve spent decades targeting courts, state legislatures, school boards — every lever of power they can get their hands on.
We need to fight everywhere, too.
Al
P.S. Georgia isn’t exactly famous for protecting voting rights. Remember when Donald Trump pressured Georgia officials to “find” 11,000 votes after he lost in 2020? Georgia’s courts played a major role in shielding him from accountability. And now, six years later, Trump’s administration is laying the groundwork for a fresh round of election interference by investigating election officials in Fulton County. These races matter more than people realize.
