Am I too worried?

It is a question I ask myself every day — particularly as we get closer to elections.

Ever since 2020, I have felt caught in a familiar pattern of threats by Donald Trump and the Republican Party against free and fair elections. As each election approaches, I see those attacks coming faster and with more intensity.

I find myself sleeping less and working more. I multitask — constantly trying to determine which shark is closest to the boat and what to do about it.

I take comfort in the work my law firm is doing — currently litigating 90 election-related cases spanning 43 states plus Washington, D.C. At the same time, I know that even as we defeat one threat, new ones emerge.

I seek out others who feel the same. I read and listen to those who are more skeptical.

In my darkest moments, I worry about what will happen if my fears are understated and it is worse than I expect. I despair at the possibility that this time the legal arguments won't be enough, and the courts will fail to protect democracy.

I know that I am not alone in my worries — and, more importantly, that I am not alone in being responsible for protecting elections. There are many of us — lawyers and nonlawyers — doing our part.

And so far, we are winning.

Less than a week ago, the Supreme Court slammed the door on Donald Trump's plan to weaponize the U.S. Postal Service against voters. That same day, my law firm obtained an injunction prohibiting the USPS from voluntarily working with red states to implement their illegal rule.

On Thursday, my firm handed the Department of Justice its 24th straight loss in its scheme to obtain sensitive state voter rolls. The DOJ has not won a single one of these cases — we remain undefeated.

But there is no guarantee that our success will continue.

Even as all of this is going on, I return to the question I posed above: Am I too worried?

When I consume the legacy media, it all seems so much calmer, sanitized, and balanced. When I hear the pundits, they sound calm and assured that democracy is not really at stake.

But I have been here before. This is how it felt before the 2020 election. As I fought in court, so-called experts said it didn't matter. When I sounded the alarm afterward, I was assured Trump would eventually concede.

That doesn't mean I am right this time. But it also doesn't mean I'm wrong...