A bipartisan group has been working to reform the law Trump's allies used to challenge his 2020 loss. Now Trump's attacks on the effort have deepened a GOP split over whether it's even worth pursuing.
The former president's charge that nine Republicans working to reform the Electoral Count Act are "RINOs" isn't making their efforts any easier.
“It’s split. I think there are some political ramifications to doing it now, with the former president coming out forcefully and vocally,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito , a member of the bipartisan working group.The gang is working to make it harder for senators and House members to challenge presidential election results, as well as to clarify the vice president’s role in election certification as ceremonial.
It’s not necessarily surprising that two senators who led objections to the certification of the 2020 results would question those who want to hamstring their ability to do so in the future. But it points to a gulf in the party over whether to dive into the Electoral Count Act or stay away from it altogether — and avoid another conflict with Trump.
Initially, most of the resistance to the work came from Democrats, who saw the Electoral Count Act as a distraction from the party’s work on a sweeping elections and Voting Rights Act package. That reform push failed, leaving Democrats more open to seeing what the bipartisan group can produce. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that “reforming the Electoral College is a good thing to do, but it sure doesn’t replace the need to deal with voting rights.
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