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View in browser   BY  DAVID SIDERS Presented by A protester carries a sign that reads "Defund The Police" during the Black Women Matter in July of 2020 in Richmond, Virginia. | Eze Amos/Getty Images AMERICAN CRIME STORY  — Ron Johnson, the Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin, had been  lagging behind his Democratic challenger , Mandela Barnes, in public polls in recent months. So, it was big news today when a  Marquette Law School poll  showed Johnson, one of the year’s most vulnerable incumbents, had made up significant ground, leading Barnes by 1 percentage point, within the poll’s margin of error. The swing comes amid a raft of negative ads against Barnes, the state’s lieutenant governor — particularly   on crime . That’s no accident. Republicans across the country have recently turned hard to public safety as they begin to shape their general election message. On Tuesday, the final primary day of the year, Ronna McDaniel, the Republican National...

  29 August 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News THE LARGER DONORS ARE MISSING THIS MONTH — The average donation for August is way below what it’s been all year. That appears to be the most significant factor in this month’s difficulties. Some larger donors have checked in but nothing like last month or the preceding months. It would really help now. For your consideration. Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation!   RSN: Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon | Steps Left for Electing Progressives and Defeating Republicans in the Midterms Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon, Reader Supported News Excerpt: "Almost all the primaries are behind us now, and the current outlook is still grim for the midterm elections this fall." A lmost all the primaries are behind us now, and the current outlook is still grim for the midterm elections this fall. The semi-fascist Republican Party is very well-positioned to win control of the House and has a decent c...

  Our Revolution is launching our midterm fight to beat the far right in swing states this November. The Republican Party of today is a fascist movement that demonizes the vulnerable for political power. History tells us this doesn’t end well unless we fight like hell and defeat them before it’s too late. Corporate centrists who compromise with fascism are not the answer. Electing leaders committed to correcting systemic injustice is. We need more than a bare majority in the Senate to deliver for working people and save our democracy. That’s why Our Revolution is investing big to elect progressive Senators in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Can we count on you to help kick off our general election swing state fund by becoming a founding donor We’ve been working to disqualify insurrectionists from the ballot all year because we fully appreciate the threat they pose to fair elections and much more. The next step is ramping up our organizing in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georg...