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Quinn Mitchell, a high school student and aspiring journalist, has made a habit of attending presidential campaign events in New Hampshire. At a recent event Mitchell asked Florida Governor Ron Desantis, “Do you believe that Trump violated the peaceful transfer of power — a key principle of American democracy that we must uphold?” Desantis did not directly answer the question, and a week later Mitchell attempted to re-engage with the Florida Governor at a parade and apologize for the negative headlines Desantis had received

A two page memo regarding the first Republican presidential primary debate written by a pro-Desantis super PAC was recently leaked and published online. The memo outlines a potential strategy for the Florida Governor to use during the debate, encouraging him to defend Donald Trump when Chris Christie attacks him. It also recommended aggressive rhetoric towards 38 year old businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, specifically to call him “fake Vivek” or “Vivek the fake.” Interestingly, a pro-Christie super PAC responded to the leaked memo with a one

Mohave County in Arizona has decided not to hand-count ballots in next year's election after discovering that counting the ballots by hand would cost over a million dollars and lead to inaccurate results. Many Republican leaders in the state had been advocating for a shift to hand-counting votes in response to claims of voter fraud from former president Donald Trump and his supporters. However, after a test run in June where workers spent three days hand-counting a batch of 850 test ballots from the

North Carolina lawmakers are considering three bills that voting rights advocates claim could grind the state’s democratic apparatus to a halt. The proposed changes would restrict same-day registration and mail in voting. Democratic representatives and voting rights advocates claim the new legislation could threaten the democratic process and suppress voting, Republican sponsors of the three bills did not respond to requests for comment. Visit NBC News to learn more Image Credit: Famartin (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rudy Giuliani is negotiating a potential resolution in his legal dispute with former Georgia election workers Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and Ruby Freeman. Moss and Freeman accused Giuliani of defaming them following the 2020 presidential election and have already won nearly $90,000 from Giuliani to cover attorney fees. In a court filing last week Moss and Freeman’s legal team disclosed that Giuliani’s lawyer approached them, “to discuss a potential negotiated resolution of issues that would resolve large portions of this litigation.” In the lawsuit, the