Thread by @JuddLegum, 1. Let's be clear about what's happening: The Republican Party is attempting [...]

1. Let's be clear about what's happening: The Republican Party is attempting to leverage the coronavirus -- which has killed nearly 100,000 Americans -- to discourage voting

The GOP is devoting millions to this effort

https://popular.info/p/infecting-the-vote https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265255835124539392

2. The GOP understands that the first Tuesday in November could coincide with a second waive of the coronavirus

They understand many people will be afraid to pack into a church basement to vote in those circumstances

And they're trying to exploit it https://popular.info/p/infecting-the-vote

Infecting the vote

In the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 1.7 million people, killed nearly 100,000, and cost 39 million their jobs. But for Republican political operatives, it's an...

3. Over the weekend the RNC and other Republican groups filed a lawsuit attempting to prevent California from sending ballots to registered voters in the mail

The RNC does not provide actual evidence of voter fraud connected with mail-in ballots. https://popular.info/p/infecting-the-vote

Infecting the vote

In the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 1.7 million people, killed nearly 100,000, and cost 39 million their jobs. But for Republican political operatives, it's an...

5. Instead the RNC relies on anecdotes, including a dude in Nevada who claims he found some discarded ballots in trash cans.

Why this voter was rooting through trash cans — and why that proves that Newsom's order is illegal — is not explained https://popular.info/p/infecting-the-vote

Infecting the vote

In the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 1.7 million people, killed nearly 100,000, and cost 39 million their jobs. But for Republican political operatives, it's an...

6. The point of these lawsuits isn't necessarily to win in court. The GOP wins by creating fear and confusion, driving down turnout. That's why Trump claimed last week the ballots and applications being sent to voters in Michigan and Nevada were "illegal" https://popular.info/p/infecting-the-vote

Infecting the vote

In the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 1.7 million people, killed nearly 100,000, and cost 39 million their jobs. But for Republican political operatives, it's an...

7. Trump and Biden are very well know. There are few persuadable voters. So these efforts to artificially depress turnout could be critical.

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