The Shape of Things: NC-11 and GA-14

Two extreme candidates running for office in North Carolina and Georgia are all but certain to win this fall. [All On The Line] The Shape of Things: NC-11 and GA-14 The districts: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District is west of Charlotte and shares a border with Tennessee and Georgia. While the 11th was redrawn following a successful legal challenge in 2019 and the new district is a clear improvement, it still retains core parts of the prior district -- the district that launched the career of Mark Meadows. Georgia's 14th Congressional District is northwest of Atlanta and shares a border with Tennessee and Alabama. It's the newest district and was drawn in the last round of redistricting when conservatives had unchecked power to gerrymander the map. [ Who's running to represent NC-11 and GA-14? "White supremacist-adjacent" Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina and conspiracy theory supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia both recently won their party's nominations. According to FiveThirtyEight, both districts have nearly a 100 percent chance of being represented by a Republican. These two candidates were rewarded for running to the extremes of their party and are likely to win their general elections this fall. Our Shape of Things series raises awareness about how gerrymandered districts hurt our political system. Will you consider supporting our work in states like North Carolina and Georgia with a recurring donation of any amount? [Our monthly donors average a recurring contribution of roughly $20 to support our work in all of our target states and receive fewer fundraising emails.](3D/?g=c_HRLc4YDKRc5lMu5pqE6VA) The twenty-five-year-old Madison Cawthorn is a living, breathing example of an extreme, unaccountable politician. Don't take our word for it. While touring Germany, most people will highlight their visit to the Berlin Wall Memorial or the Cologne Cathedral. But Cawthorn? He chose to Instagram his visit to Adolf Hitler's vacation house and paid tribute with a horrific caption. "The caption refers to Hitler as "the Fuhrer" [leader] and says that a visit to the site -- a popular tourist destination documenting the horrors of the Nazi regime -- had been on his "bucket list for a while" and "did not disappoint." -- CNN 08/13/2020 Cawthron isn't the only extreme, partisan politician that's likely on their way to Congress after this fall. Marjorie Taylor Greene is running to represent GA's 14th Congressional district, even as she has heaped praise on QAnon, a baseless conspiracy movement. Greene won her party's nomination a couple of weeks ago with 57 percent of the vote even after proudly pronouncing bigoted beliefs including that Muslims don't belong in government. These extreme, un-American comments do not represent the views of all of her constituents and they definitely have no place in the halls of Congress. But our broken democracy incentivizes politicians to push further and further to the extreme in primaries because gerrymandering means that the general election contest may already be decided. How can we prevent more extreme candidates from taking office? The candidacies of Cawthorn and Greene didn't happen on their own. States with historically gerrymandered maps are a breeding ground for polarization and extremism -- the two qualities Cawthorn and Greene embody. So how do we stop extreme folks vying to represent everyday Americans in Congress? One way to mitigate extremism and polarization in our politics is by securing fair maps. We have state directors on the ground in both of these states who are hard at work training activists, educating the public, holding roundtable events, and preparing for 2021's advocacy campaigns to end map manipulation. We know we are going to need all sorts of people to show up and be involved in the redistricting process next year. It's why we got a head start -- but our programming takes resources. North Carolina and Georgia are two of All On The Line's target states because we know we can make a meaningful difference there. Otherwise folks like Madison Cawthorn and Marjorie Taylor Greene -- extremists in their own party -- will keep getting elected to higher office, even if a majority of Americans don't agree with their views. Can you help our efforts in districts like these two with a recurring contribution? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately. [Express Donate: $15](3D/?g=c_HRLc4YDKRc5lMu5pqE6VA) [Express Donate: $35](3D/?g=c_HRLc4YDKRc5lMu5pqE6VA) [Express Donate: $50](3D/?g=c_HRLc4YDKRc5lMu5pqE6VA) [Express Donate: $100]( [Express Donate: $250]( [Or donate another amount](3D/?g=c_HRLc4YDKRc5lMu5pqE6VA) All On The Line is the grassroots advocacy campaign supported by the National Redistricting Action Fund. 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