Jocelyn Benson

I and many others on both sides of the aisle who see it as our responsibility to defend democracy, we’re going to keep doing everything we can to ensure everyone can vote and that we can trust the results of that election.

we need this force, this network that is being created to protect and defend all of those thousands of election administrators all across the country who are living in fear right now against these ongoing threats, not just these violent…

What we now need to do is ensure that these pernicious lies promoted by bad actors, be they candidates or others who are unhappy with the results sees and are repeated or escalated in future elections.

the only fraud that really did occur in our election was the fraud, lying and the misinformation about and misrepresentation about the truth and the integrity and security of our elections.

Until again, there’s real accountability at the ballot box for Republican leaders who have continued to spread these lies, we’re going to see these efforts to continue, to undermine people’s faith in the process.

Everything that’s happening now in Arizona and elsewhere, to change the rules and make it harder to vote, it’s all about really continuing this effort to undermine democracy through the next presidential election.

These individuals who are pushing for more fake audits around the country are really just trying to undermine democracy and threaten the security of our elections.

There's been no accountability for the politicians who are connected to January 6 then tragedy in our U.S. Capitol, there's been no accountability for politicians who continue to spread the big lie.

What shows the connection between what happened after the 2020 election and what is continuing to escalate in new battle friends around the country in a new ways. And Anderson, I think it's really important to note, this is no longer about…

I believe everything we saw and endured and survived in 2020 will be back again in 2022 and in stronger forces in 2024 by those forces who sought to undermine democracy in 2020 will be back.

Those who are trying to undermine democracy and who did so in the months immediately following the election have not stopped, indeed they have just escalated their effort. This is a nationally coordinated partisan and well-fund strategy…

The dismissal of the last of the lawsuits attempting to undermine democracy and furtherance of the big lie affirms that despite the intense scrutiny and an unprecedented misinformation campaign, the 2020 election was fair and secure and…

History teaches us that the best policies, the policies that further justice, that further healthy society, really every issue you’ve talked about on the show tonight, all of it can be solved by having all voices at the table equally…

The only reason people would lose faith in them is in response to the lies they’ve been told by lawmakers furthering political goals and ultimately trying to decrease their participation.

It does seem something that seems like a neat Democratic trick to be able to get people to introduce legislation might be used as a workaround to the actual democratic process and might work at restricting votes in Michigan.

Exactly. And thank you for sharing those inspirational words and a reminder that democracy is as live and real as those of us who are willing to fight for it. And yes, the 2020 election is behind us, but the battle over the future of our…

the greatest security threat was not foreign interference but actually these domestic attacks in the form of lies and misinformation that was spread in an intentional, calculated way to intentionally mislead people and sow doubt in our…

I absolutely signed up to put everything on the line to protect the will of the people and to protect our democracy.

What I believe needs to happen is we need to one, come together and actually listen to each other and try to heal this divide right now, but to do so on the basis of facts and data and truth.

I think it was a great day for democracy, Chris. It was it really a reflection of all the work that went into this election to ensure that we were able to have a high turnout election in the midst of a pandemic.

The hateful rhetoric that's transforming itself into hateful actions and threats and violence against various individuals throughout our state, Democrats and Republicans, just has to stop.

I realized that individuals weren't -- weren't challenging or threatening me directly. They were threatening me as the personification of our democracy, of our voters' will.

As the defender of those voters, I'm proud to ensure and stand guard against any threats to minimize their voice or otherwise attempt to overturn the results of the election.

this is the escalation of the months of hateful rhetoric, and combined with the efforts to misinform the public about the reality of our election, because it was incredibly safe and secure.

It is -- it is a disappointing fight, because those with platforms like the president, who know very well that the election in Michigan has been certified, and many other political actors are continuing to perpetuate mistruths and lies…