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Salon – May 28, 2023 – Saving Democracy from the Ground Up
Saving democracy from the ground up: David Pepper on how to fight the GOP and win: Former Ohio Democratic chair says progressives are fighting the wrong battles the wrong way — but there's hope.
Washington Journal – David Pepper on Saving Democracy
David Pepper talked about his book Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual for Every American.
The Lincoln Project: Saving Democracy with David Pepper
Host Reed Galen is joined by David Pepper, the Former Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party and author of the new book, Saving Democracy: A User's Manual for Every American. They discuss how gerrymandering not only leads to manipulated representation, but also it leads to poor candidate quality, poor policy [...]
CNN This Morning – May 25, 2023
David Pepper, the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, has a new book called "Saving Democracy." In it he argues that Republicans are stronger running for a lower level offices and he uses this analogy to illustrate his point with an assist from his son.
May 24, 2023 – Morning Joe
David Pepper, author and former Ohio Democratic Party Chair, argues that attacks to democracy are happening at the state level in his new book 'Saving Democracy'. Pepper joins Morning Joe to discuss.
MSNBC, All In with Chris Hayes, May 23, 2023
Ahead of any potential ballot initiatives to enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio constitution, Republicans are trying to raise the passage threshold for constitutional amendments—which has been in place for over 100 years—from a simple majority to 60%. David Pepper joins Chris Hayes to discuss.
Salon, January 15, 2022
“There's a booming literature on the erosion of democracy in America, as well as around the world, but David Pepper's book "Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call From Behind the Lines" stands out as arguably the most important for three reasons: It brings the subject down to earth, connects democratic [...]
New York Times, December 24, 2021
“It was a really bad day at the statehouses when Republicans won those races,” said David Pepper, a former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party and the author of a new book on state legislatures. “Almost as if Trump had won.”
Chicago Tribune, December 17, 2021
“In a new book called “Laboratories of Autocracy,” David Pepper, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, notes that Republicans, smartly and quietly, have taken over a majority of state legislatures and gerrymandered their way to near-permanent control. That allows a state such as Pepper’s Ohio, a swing state that [...]
The New Republic, December 1, 2021
“You may not know the name David Pepper, but you should know and be interested in what he’s up to. Pepper, who chaired the Ohio Democratic Party from 2015 to 2020, is out with a book called Laboratories of Autocracy ."
