How the Left Hopes to Seize Control of Local Election Offices

Plus: Obama Is Still Playing the Race Card

July 19 2022   Good morning from Washington, where the left likes to insist that nothing's fishy about how local elections are run. So why is the same crowd trying to game the system? Fred Lucas reports. What's more, only citizens should be allowed to vote, Hans von Spakovsky writes. On the podcast, Virginia Allen interviews a Texas congressman who hopes to rein in Big Tech. Plus: congressional Democrats eye boosting Obamacare subsidies, and Larry Elder on President Obama's recent comments on identity politics. On this date in 1848, more than 70 years before U.S. women gain the vote, the first women's rights convention—organized by abolitionists Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton—convenes at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York.     NEWS How the Left Hopes to Seize Control of Local Election Offices By Fred Lucas "The overall objective of the political left is to change the way you conduct overall elections," says Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project. More COMMENTARY Obama Is Still Playing the Race Card By Larry Elder Obama entered the presidency as an articulate, even-tempered racial unifier and left as an articulate, even-tempered racial incendiary More ANALYSIS Big Tech Companies Practically 'Own the Government,' This Texas Lawmaker Says By Virginia Allen "People are tired of being censored, of being policed, by Big Tech," says Rep. Lance Gooden, co-chair of the Freedom From Big Tech Caucus. More COMMENTARY Pro-Abortion Extremist Democrats Push to Extend 'Sanctuaries' Nationwide By Emma Waters Democrats are scrambling to do anything they can to extend abortion on demand, which, for nearly 50 years, they could take for granted. More COMMENTARY Why Congress Shouldn't Increase Obamacare Spending By Doug Badger Expanding the Obamacare premium subsidies because of the pandemic was a bad idea. Doubling down on those expansions amid rampant inflation is an even worse one. More COMMENTARY Ensuring That Only Citizens Vote in US Elections By Hans von Spakovsky Election officials are simply relying on individuals who are registering to vote telling the truth when they assert they are U.S. citizens. But there's evidence that this isn't working. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Sri Lanka Collapses and Dutch Farmers Revolt. Blame 'Green' Policies. By Douglas Blair Sri Lanka's government banned chemical fertilizers in December to force the country to move toward organic and environmentally friendly farming. The results have been catastrophic. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.