When 2020 Election Deniers Become Elections Officials

[Progressive Pessimist]

These races have me really worried this year, especially in Arizona where Finchem might be the most fringe candidate to be nominated this year, anywhere, and that's saying a lot.

I'm hoping that the aftermath of the 2020 election with the denials and efforts to overturn it have helped Americans previously unfamiliar with the position to understand how impactful it can be now that some of the worst people possible are vying for the position. I want to say that Raffensperger's success in the Georgia primary might be a sign that this is happening, but I can't be sure unless Democrats win every single one of these races in major battleground states.

[Progressive Pessimist]

The ones I'm most worried about are Finchem, Karamo and Lake

Don't forget about Marchant in Nevada.

[Progressive Pessimist]

2020 election deniers who advocated putting on an alternate slate of electors for Trump are leading in their respective secretary of state races in Nevada and Arizona:

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1578802671103840256

These races really are as important as any gubernatorial or Senate race. And I hope that Democratic investment in these races makes a difference in helping voters realize what the Secretary of State office is and why it's so important these days. If it doesn't work then it's hopeless and the voters who need to be paying attention to these races never will. It's so frustrating, and very akin to why Democrats struggle to win state legislature elections too. All elections matter, not just the high-profile ones and we might learn that lesson in the harshest way possible.