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Democracy Optimist

Jamie Long

By Joshua Douglas

Published August 15, 2024 at 6:35 AM EDT

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On Democracy Optimist, Joshua Douglas speaks to Jamie Long, the majority leader of the House of Representatives in Minnesota and an expert on the mechanics of elections.

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Democracy Optimist

Joshua Douglas

Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He is the author of the forthcoming book "The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights" and "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting."Find him at www.joshuaadouglas.com

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