A lot of states that pass voter ID laws have little to no evidence of in-person voter impersonation fraud, which is the only kind of fraud that voter ID laws could guard against.
— Jason Kander
Unions continue to be important for raising the standard of living for working Americans, whether or not they happen to be in a union.
You don't get to recall a senator just because you don't like her or just because you want the seat for your own party.
As the state's chief elections officer, it is my job to make sure that only eligible voters vote, but also that every eligible voter has the opportunity to vote.
That's a compliment reserved only for politicians. You never hear someone say, 'You know what I love about my accountant? He's just a normal guy.' That's how low the bar is for people in politics.
I'm a Democrat because I want every American to have a fair shot at the American Dream. That's what ties it all together for me, and in my experience, that means recognizing that no one is dealing with life one 'issue' at a time.
I launched more formal elections investigations than any secretary of state in Missouri history, and we didn't get a single complaint about voter impersonation fraud - not one.
Politics, as a profession, is not about making the right political decision. It's about making the right decision and then managing the political consequences.
To truly care about this country is to demonstrate that you care about her politics the same when you're winning as when you're losing.
Trump is doing the country a disservice making things up about the integrity of our elections.
Curtailing voting rights by dishonestly inventing widespread fraud has been a major part of the Republican Party's political strategy for a while.
My experience in uniform has shaped my life and informed who I am like no other, and it's difficult for me to wrap my mind around the idea that I will no longer be a soldier.
The sacrifices our warfighters make for us is simply astonishing in modern American society.
When one donor can account for more than 70 percent of a candidate's money, there's obviously something wrong with the system.
Democrats fell in love with the idea that winning elections was a matter of talking to voters about the one issue we think impacts them, instead of our plan to move the country forward as a whole.
Because President Obama had an overall strategy, military and civilian leaders under his command could make reactive decisions that advanced the president's goals. In the military, we call that commander's intent: When there's a decision to be made and you don't have exact guidance at that moment, you at least know overall what your boss wants.
Voter ID laws are the most potent form of voter suppression legislation.
No one seriously believes that cutting the minimum wage is good for workers.
The option to recall elected officials is an important one. Our representatives should always be mindful that they answer to their constituents, and if they act in malfeasance, their job may be on the line. But using the recall as a way to reverse the results of an election, or to hold a snap election, is simply undemocratic.
Voters are okay with you believing something they don't believe, as long as they think you genuinely believe it, and you believe it because you care about them.
I'm proud to be a Democrat, and I feel pretty strongly that the country would be better off with Democrats in charge.
Doing things right in politics is no different than doing things right in life: Tell the truth, be yourself.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has been an adviser to Trump, although he still very publicly couldn't land a job in the president's Cabinet, despite providing that counsel. And Kobach has a long history of making up facts to help him pass unfair voter suppression laws and push extreme anti-immigrant proposals.
Anyone can be something. Leaders want to do something.
I love this country, and I won't let losing an election force me away from the process.
Americans are struck by lightning with greater frequency than they commit voter impersonation fraud, and that's the only kind of fraud that photo ID requirements could have any hope of preventing.
I'll be working every day to help elect voting rights champions in Missouri and around the country.
I signed up for military service in the months following 9/11, and later, as a military intelligence officer, I felt called, like so many others, to volunteer for deployment and service in Afghanistan.
Frankly, a lot of candidates have no problem being sold to the highest bidder if it means they will win.
Voters are smart. They know the difference between a Democratic Party that wants their vote and a Democratic Party that believes in making their life better. They'll forgive you for pushing a policy they don't like as long as they believe you're doing it because you genuinely believe it's what's best for the country.
As Democrats, when we try to determine who or what allowed Donald Trump to become president, we should look in the mirror.
The men and women of the American military have the courage to follow orders. They deserve a commander-in-chief with the courage to give them.
To improve the standard of living for working folks, we have to raise the minimum wage and empower workers to fight for their interests in an economic and political system that's stacked against them.
With limited shifts, low wages, and scarce benefits, it feels almost impossible for many Americans to get their slice of the pie.
If an election doesn't go your way, you don't get to call a do-over. Part of respecting our democracy is respecting the will of the voters.
He's like a bizarro me. One of us is working for good, and the other is Kris Kobach.
I've stood in rooms in urban, rural, and suburban parts of my state and asked a room of middle class voters to raise their hands if the college debt of someone in their family is affecting their financial situation. Without exception, at least three quarters of the room will raise their hand.
We should be doing everything we can to make it as convenient as possible for eligible Americans to cast a ballot. People fought and died for the right to vote.
Very few things in life are more fulfilling than being part of a team and knowing you're a part of something bigger than your own self-interest.
The secret to adulthood is that 99% of the time, you actually know the right thing to do. Adults make it hard when they are deciding whether to do the right thing.
My wife is gorgeous and brilliant, and my son True is my best little buddy in the world.
Voting in our country has never been easy, and unfortunately, it has never been guaranteed for everyone. But through the work of brave civil rights leaders, some of whom died for the cause, by the early 2000s we were at a point where most, but still not all, people who wanted to vote could do so.
No matter how many times the court shuts them down or how many Americans speak out to defend their rights, Republican politicians who stand to gain from suppressing voters won't back down. They'll only change their tactics.
To me, serving wasn't uncommon, and my service paled in comparison to so many of my friends who had done so much more. In my world - as a citizen soldier - I was surrounded by other soldiers just doing their jobs.
Americans want to be represented by the best candidate, not the one with the richest friends.
When Democrats concede the idea that some voters are not our voters, we shouldn't be surprised when those voters agree.
The president is in charge of the military so that a single individual - accountable to Americans - is responsible for its successes and failures.
As a former Captain in the Army National Guard, I trained hundreds of soldiers to lead troops into combat.
