‘Arsonists with keys to the firehouse’: once-obscure state races fuel fears for US democracy
by Joan E Greve in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5X1E2)
Candidates for secretary of state are raising huge sums after Trump's lies shook 2020 election
Last year, Brad Raffensperger was attracting national headlines for taking a stand against Donald Trump and his lies about the 2020 election.
In a phone call that was quickly made public, Trump demanded that Raffensperger, Georgia's Republican secretary of state, find" enough votes to deprive Joe Biden of a victory in the battleground state. Raffensperger refused to do so and won widespread praise for his courage.
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