Hayes Brown: Facts won't stop Republicans from using 'election integrity' to suppress voters.
to investigate and prosecute a slew of crimes that simply are not happening.
What stands out is that the small amount of potential fraud that the researchers found shows that therereason to take election security seriously. Just not as seriously as Republicans would like to pretend. And “pretend” really is the operative word here, because for years now there has been no evidence that backs up the narrative of widespread voter fraud.has found only 1,422 instances of voter fraud nationwide over the past 40 years.
The simple fact of the matter is that 'mass voter fraud' is too good a narrative for Republicans to give upfor voter fraud cases. And yet the GOP continues to frame it as a case of Democrats cheating and Republicans swooping in to safeguard the system. In practice, much as with border security, the only number that could deter this rhetoric is zero.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Opinion | Why these depressed former Republicans could be the key to stopping TrumpSusan Del Percio: Never-Trumpers need to focus efforts on this key state for a fighting chance to take him down in the primaries.
Read more »
State voter fraud system fractures as Republicans opt outElection officials from states enrolled in a bipartisan effort to ensure accurate voter lists decided Friday against making rule changes that had been pushed by Republicans and fueled by conspiracy theories, prompting more defections by GOP-leaning states.
Read more »
Local Opinion: Republicans winning Hispanics starts with respectOPINION: 'Latinos are longing for people in our politics who take them seriously, see that our issues aren’t so black-and-white and fit neatly into a political narrative, respect who we are, and act on our issues,' writes Sam LeDoux, a…
Read more »
Even Republicans applauded Gov Shapiro’s budget, but now the hard work begins | OpinionRepublicans like Sen. David Argall (R-Schuylkill) said the budget presentation was full of good ideas.
Read more »