Democratic governors are making a mockery of democracy

Democratic governors are making a mockery of democracy


Democrats were delivered a crushing blow this week in an NBC poll that exposed an all-time low in party popularity. The party appears mired in negative messaging as it struggles to identify a party leader. 

Meanwhile, Democratic governors in New York and Michigan have turned their backs on democracy and are playing politics with the people’s representation. They are slow-walking special elections to fill vacant seats, likely because they suspect Republicans will win. 

Yes, the self-proclaimed protectors of “democracy” want 750,000 New Yorkers and 270,000 Michiganders to go without representation in the U.S. House and state Senate, respectively, simply because the elections would likely disadvantage Democrats.

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“No taxation without representation” is the political slogan that originated during the Revolutionary War. The central idea behind self-governance in

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