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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrom the source: "Trump says Republicans would 'never' be elected again if it was easier to vote".
Hence VOTER SUPPRESSION.
Trump admitted on Monday that making it easier to vote in America would hurt the Republican party.
He dismissed a Democratic-led push for reforms such as vote-by-mail, same-day registration and early voting as states seek to safely run elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The things they had in there were crazy. They had things, levels of voting that if youd ever agreed to it, youd never have a Republican elected in this country again, Trump said during an appearance on Fox & Friends. They had things in there about election days and what you do and all sorts of clawbacks. They had things that were just totally crazy and had nothing to do with workers that lost their jobs and companies that we have to save.
Democrats often accuse Republicans of deliberately making it hard to vote in order to keep minorities, immigrants, young people and other groups from the polls. And Republicans often say they oppose voting reforms because of concerns of voter fraud which is extremely rare or concerns over having the federal government run elections. But Trumps remarks reveal how at least some Republicans have long understood voting barriers to be a necessary part of their political self-preservation.
I dont want everybody to vote, Paul Weyrich, an influential conservative activist, said in 1980. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.
He dismissed a Democratic-led push for reforms such as vote-by-mail, same-day registration and early voting as states seek to safely run elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The things they had in there were crazy. They had things, levels of voting that if youd ever agreed to it, youd never have a Republican elected in this country again, Trump said during an appearance on Fox & Friends. They had things in there about election days and what you do and all sorts of clawbacks. They had things that were just totally crazy and had nothing to do with workers that lost their jobs and companies that we have to save.
Democrats often accuse Republicans of deliberately making it hard to vote in order to keep minorities, immigrants, young people and other groups from the polls. And Republicans often say they oppose voting reforms because of concerns of voter fraud which is extremely rare or concerns over having the federal government run elections. But Trumps remarks reveal how at least some Republicans have long understood voting barriers to be a necessary part of their political self-preservation.
I dont want everybody to vote, Paul Weyrich, an influential conservative activist, said in 1980. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/30/trump-republican-party-voting-reform-coronavirus
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From the source: "Trump says Republicans would 'never' be elected again if it was easier to vote". (Original Post)
usaf-vet
Mar 2020
OP
he will say the Democrats would cheat with mail in ballots. The fix is in! Deep State blah, blah
Thomas Hurt
Mar 2020
#2
doc03
(35,364 posts)1. Trump tells a the truth, he will deny
he said it tomarrow.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)2. he will say the Democrats would cheat with mail in ballots. The fix is in! Deep State blah, blah
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)3. They would still get elected
after they started moderating their positions and renouncing racism, sexism and homophobia... if they can do that.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)4. Legitimacy...
So, that would be an admission that, by the standards of a democracy, their party is not very legitimate then.
Oh, but the rubes and marks they prey on won't recognize that the thugs rig it to stay in power and Trump is the huge white pustule on their big, Go-Pee pimple.
When they pop it, be sure to stay out of the way.
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)5. Now, why would that happen, Donnie?