It’s not voter suppression, it’s letting legislatures and judges overturn elections. This is strictly a problem caused by Republicans.
This is the realm of election reform that Congress hasn't touched on yet. HR1/HR4 deal with *casting* votes but 2020 reveals vulnerabilities in the system of *counting* and certifying votes. Experts identify them to @BenjySarlin and propose safeguards.https://t.co/UH1Ex4A6Uw
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 6, 2021
Maybe you could convince me the chances of the GOP subverting the election in 2024 are overrated—but it's not just a 2024 issue. If a whole generation of Republican elected officials believe in the Big Lie (or vouch for it for utilitarian reasons) you've got a long term problem.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 8, 2021
Agree state subversion seems more plausible than Congress overturning a result itself. And the fact that we're debating how exactly election subversion might take place underscores the threat. Not likely or certain, but unacceptably high. https://t.co/Boz5HZS3ES
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) June 8, 2021
Right. As elections experts have outlined it, you'd need a *much closer* scenario for this to work. Here's one scenario from one such expert:
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 8, 2021
(cc @DouthatNYT @Nate_Cohn)https://t.co/0MuOzRfDuO pic.twitter.com/VralypOfEU
"Seven months after Election Day, former President Donald Trump’s supporters are still auditing ballots in Arizona’s largest county and may revive legislation that would make it easier for judges in Texas to overturn election results."https://t.co/mjhNtc7LjM
— Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) June 3, 2021
The Right has moved on from talking about winning elections.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) August 8, 2021
The discussion has turned to how to rig elections, how to overturn them, how to steer the country in the direction of Russia and Hungary and bypass the will of the people altogether.
They’re playing a different game.
.@JohnAvlon tells @JohnJHarwood and @donlemon that election subversion is not over and what we need to keep paying attention. Scary. pic.twitter.com/iNpwCYNQsK
— Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) August 12, 2021
Sad! 