Tending the Garden
June 18, 2026 Most election problems don't begin on Election Day. Neither do the solutions. Hi Friend, If you've ever planted a garden, you know the harvest doesn't begin with the fruit - it begins with the soil. Long before anything blooms, someone has to pull weeds, remove rocks, water faithfully, and tend the ground. None of it is glamorous. Most of it goes unnoticed. But without that work, there is no harvest. Elections are no different. Most Americans think elections begin when ballots...
about 17 hours ago • 3 min readTTV Weekly Wrap Up: Who Will Stand?
June 18, 2026 | Read Online A quick note before we dive in: we're once again hearing that our emails are landing in spam folders — or not arriving at all. If you'd like to stay on our engaged reader list, just click here and you'll be all set. Nothing else is needed on your end. And if you're new to the newsletter, or it's been a while since one of ours last reached you — hello and welcome back! We're glad you're here. Our mission hasn't changed. The good fight for transparency,...
5 days ago • 5 min readThe Zombie Bill Problem
June 18, 2026 | Read Online What is a "Carcass Bill" and Why You Need to Know Hi Friend, There's a quiet trick we're seeing more of lately. And the fallout lands on you as a citizen and a voter. A bill you've been watching can turn into a completely different bill overnight. Same number. Same author. Same place in line. New guts. It's called gut-and-amend, and it runs on a carcass bill — you'll also hear shell, vehicle, or skeleton bill. A near-empty placeholder, kept alive until lawmakers...
6 days ago • 3 min readSo Much More than Elections
June 18, 2026 The Siege on the Soul “The world is not changed by people who 'sort of' care. A team member said this earlier this week and it really hit home. Real change happens when ordinary people choose to keep standing. You stand not for this generation alone, but in honor of those who came before us and sacrificed to preserve the blessings of liberty. Their courage calls us forward—not merely to protect what we've inherited, but to ensure that future generations may enjoy the same...
8 days ago • 3 min readTTV Weekly Wrap Up: Freedom, Maps, and a Missing Count
June 18, 2026 | Read Online A quick note before we dive in: we're once again hearing that our emails are landing in spam folders — or not arriving at all. If you'd like to stay on our engaged reader list, just click here and you'll be all set. Nothing else is needed on your end. And if you're new to the newsletter, or it's been a while since one of ours last reached you — hello and welcome back! We're glad you're here. Our mission hasn't changed. The good fight for transparency,...
12 days ago • 6 min readTTV Weekly Wrap Up: Shifting Ground
June 18, 2026 | Read Online The TTV Weekly Wrap Up It’s been another week of headlines, hearings, court battles, and political earthquakes — and if there’s one thing becoming clear, it’s this: the fight over how America governs itself is accelerating fast. From redistricting wars in Alabama and Florida to federal battles over mail-in voting and new election laws in California, the pressure points are everywhere. Courts are weighing in. Legislatures are maneuvering. Voters are asking harder...
19 days ago • 4 min readElection Day Red Flags...and How to Respond
June 18, 2026 We Must Stand in the Gap Hi Friend! This week is to the point: election integrity reports are picking up. There's lots to unpack here, but bear with me...you'll want to know this. A few recent examples we've received this week: A voter feeling disenfranchised after requesting a paper ballot but being told they could only vote using a machine — either in person or provisionally. A voter discovering their preferred candidate was missing from the ballot altogether due to very...
20 days ago • 4 min readAre You Watching?
June 18, 2026 | Read Online Your State Legislature Is Working Right Now...Maybe Even in Special Session Hi Friend, Five special sessions are currently active: Alaska, Florida, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin (with a sixth just having wrapped up) and we're only halfway through 2026. These aren't quiet procedural meetings. They're where some of the most consequential decisions of the cycle are being made, often in 72 hours, often with very little coverage....
21 days ago • 2 min readHonoring Courage and Sacrifice
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24 days ago • 1 min readTTV Weekly Wrap Up: Both a Marathon and a Sprint
June 18, 2026 | Read Online The TTV Weekly Wrap Up It’s been a wild week — feels like both a marathon and a sprint. Here we go… Questions surrounding transparency, accountability, redistricting, and election administration continue to intensify, while at the same time, Americans gathered in Washington, D.C. to rededicate the nation to God, 250 years after the first national call to prayer during the Revolutionary War. The battle for America’s future isn’t happening in just one arena. It’s...
26 days ago • 5 min read