Most Democratic operatives can easily identify their party’s congressional and gubernatorial candidates. But even the most plugged-in ones would probably draw a blank at the mention of Katie Hobbs, John Barrow, Kathleen Clyde or Jocelyn Benson. Yet their electoral fate on Nov. 6 has an important bearing on the next presidential contest.
These four Democrats are candidates for secretary of state: Hobbs in Arizona, Barrow in Georgia, Clyde in Ohio and Benson in Michigan. They’re all running on a promise to undo voting restrictions that Republicans have imposed.
