The most important runoff election is one you probably never heard of

[Elderberry]

The Hill By Steve Israel 11/14/2018

Time for a pop quiz after the 2018 midterm elections. What is the most important upcoming recount that may determine the fate of the nation?

A) The Florida governor and Senate races, where once again, the people who manage elections just cannot seem to manage their elections.

B) The Georgia governor race, which could go to a runoff, despite the best efforts of now former Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp to influence the election for Republican candidate Brian Kemp.

C) The Mississippi Senate race, where incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde Smith spoke of sitting in the “front row of a public hanging” in a state with a shameful history of public lynchings of African Americans.

D) The Georgia secretary of state race, featuring an ad by candidate John Barrow noting, “Yeah I’m a Democrat. But I won’t bite you.”

The answer, political junkies, is D.

Just when you thought it was safe to transition from a frenzied midterm campaign to a marathon presidential race, you should pay attention to the December 4 runoff election for secretary of state in Georgia, pitting Barrow against Republican State Representative Brad Raffensperger.

Georgia secretary of state. Now there is a House midterm victory buzzkill. But it matters. First, Democrats need to learn from the period between our 2006 and 2008 victory afterglow to our 2010 crash and burn that state and local elections matter. Democrats lost 63 seats in House, 6 seats in the Senate, but nearly 1,000 local races in 2010. With that, we lost control of redistricting and voter protection. Sure, a race for secretary of state may not have the panache of a presidential race or, say, a primary in the 10th district of Virginia, but we ignore it at our own peril.

More: https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/416651-the-most-important-runoff-election-is-one-you-probably-never-heard-of

[Oceander]

The Secretary of State is a very important race in all states that we too often overlook. It is important because that office generally has control over the running of elections and he who controls the process often controls the outcome.

[Frank Cannon]

The Secretary of State is a very important race in all states that we too often overlook. It is important because that office generally has control over the running of elections and he who controls the process often controls the outcome.

That was Soros' last scheme. Now he is on to state Supreme Courts because they can over ride legislative redistricting. Just look at what it did in PA. Turned red seats blue.

[Cyber Liberty]

The Secretary of State is a very important race in all states that we too often overlook. It is important because that office generally has control over the running of elections and he who controls the process often controls the outcome.

Not only that, but in states that don't have a Lt. Governor, the SoS is first in the line of succession.  In AZ, we had several SoS become Governor in the last 40 years.