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Holly Richardson: Why do we need Better Days 2020? Because we have forgotten our heritage.

Last weekend, a Utah Republican Party precinct chairman shared a meme on Facebook that made this statement: “The more I study history the more I think giving voting rights to others not head of household has been a grave mistake!”

During the 2016 election cycle, the hashtag #Repealthe19th was used several times. It even trended a couple of times. Once was in October, after pollster Nate Silver posted two Electoral College maps that showed what the presidential race would look like if only one gender voted. If only women voted, his map showed that Hillary Clinton would win handily.