Mr. Trump’s fruitless and pyromaniacal campaign to reverse President-elect Biden’s victory rests on the wholesale disenfranchisement of 100s of thousands, a disproportionate number of them Black Americans living in the urban centers of Ga. Pa. Wisc. & Mi. https://t.co/dw5qo1aBsy
— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) November 23, 2020
As Trump tries to get votes in majority Black communities thrown out, Black leaders, political analysts & historians are crying foul at what they described as tactics reminiscent of those used to suppress the voice of Black voters following the Civil War. https://t.co/OF23d8ODrW
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 21, 2020
“President Trump appears determined to end this stage of his political career the same way he began it: by promoting a racist conspiracy theory.” Birtherism then; voter fraud in heavily Black cities now. My take. https://t.co/8pWO8jH9I7
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 24, 2020
“It’s not just about the outcome,” Sherrilyn Ifill says of NAACP lawsuit alleging the Trump campaign worked to disenfranchise Black voters. “It’s about the full citizenship of Black people, the right to participate in the political process.” https://t.co/qdQaYkoXUg
— MS NOW (@MSNOWNews) November 24, 2020
“By spreading baseless charges of fraud in heavily Black areas, Republicans are laying the groundwork to make it harder to vote for these communities in the future.” @AriBerman @MotherJoneshttps://t.co/BMfw0AifTV
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) November 22, 2020
