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Every Vote Needs Defending

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By Colin Kelly
| ACLU Pennsylvania
When the ACLU of Pennsylvania contacted me the week after the election to let me know that my provisional ballot was being challenged, I was stunned. Why would my vote not count? After all, I had been instructed to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day because of Chester County’s colossal pollbook error. So why was the county now holding a hearing to consider not counting my vote? It was the kind of situation you think can never happen to you. I’m a registered independent voter.
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Opinion - MAGA made Trump - it won’t disappear when he does

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By Colin Kelly
| Yahoo Verified
Trump named it, but he did not create it. The spirit of what we now call “MAGA” was circulating long before he arrived. What Trump did was recognize the sentiment, brand it, and give it a rallying cry. The slogan didn’t invent a movement; it catalyzed one. It pulled together a fragmented set of conservative circles and gave them a single banner. In that sense, MAGA didn’t emerge from Trump’s imagination — Trump emerged from the cultural terrain MAGA had already shaped.
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MAGA made Trump - it won’t disappear when he does

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By Colin Kelly
| The Hill Verified
Opinion>Opinions - Campaign The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill by Colin Kelly, opinion contributor - 02/23/26 8:30 AM ET by Colin Kelly, opinion contributor - 02/23/26 8:30 AM ET Share LinkedIn Email AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File Trump named it, but he did not create it. The spirit of what we now call “MAGA” was circulating long before he arrived. What Trump did was recognize the sentiment, brand it, and give it a rallying cry.
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