VICTORY: Utah MAGA just FAILED to gerrymander the state for Trump. The story of how is PRICELESS — every organizer should learn from it. Trump is going to melt down at his Utah senators when he sees this. Republicans tried to pull a trick on their voters. They got thousands to sign a deceptive petition. That petition talked about democracy with fancy promises, but the fine print showed it really would have stripped away an old proposition requiring map drawing to be done by an independent commission, and handed that power to Republicans. Once word got out to voters they were conned, they WITHDREW their signatures. The petition then COLLAPSED. That collapse came down to hard numbers. Utah law requires enough signatures across districts. In Senate District 15, the campaign fell short by 260 signatures. That gap killed the entire repeal. Republicans had gathered over 225,000 signatures. It still wasn’t enough once voters pushed back. This is what happens when people refuse to be manipulated and fight back against power grabs dressed up as reform. Congratulations to Utah… a win for Democracy that EVERY state can learn from!

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A recent political development in Utah highlights the complexities of ballot initiatives and redistricting efforts. Activists and voters have been closely watching proposals that could influence how electoral maps are …

VICTORY: Utah MAGA just FAILED to gerrymander the state for Trump. The story of how is PRICELESS — every organizer should learn from it. Trump is going to melt down at his Utah senators when he sees this. Republicans tried to pull a trick on their voters. They got thousands to sign a deceptive petition. That petition talked about democracy with fancy promises, but the fine print showed it really would have stripped away an old proposition requiring map drawing to be done by an independent commission, and handed that power to Republicans. Once word got out to voters they were conned, they WITHDREW their signatures. The petition then COLLAPSED. That collapse came down to hard numbers. Utah law requires enough signatures across districts. In Senate District 15, the campaign fell short by 260 signatures. That gap killed the entire repeal. Republicans had gathered over 225,000 signatures. It still wasn’t enough once voters pushed back. This is what happens when people refuse to be manipulated and fight back against power grabs dressed up as reform. Congratulations to Utah… a win for Democracy that EVERY state can learn from! Read More