[EL] My latest opinion piece about why we will see much more aggressive GOP voter suppression in 2020

[Elias, Marc (Perkins Coie)]

https://www.democracydocket.com/2020/03/gop-voter-suppression/#more-3821

Republicans are Planning a Bigger, Much More Aggressive, Much Better-Funded Voter Suppression Program in 2020
By Marc Elias<http://www.perkinscoie.com/melias/> on March 4, 2020
Imagine having $10 million and using it to oppose voting rights. That is what the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Trump campaign announced<https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/20/michigan-voting-lawsuits-rnc-trump-116142> they will do in response to voting rights lawsuits my firm and I filed on behalf of the Democratic Party and progressive groups such as Priorities USA. While normally candidates and parties insist that high voter turnout is good for them, the Republicans are bypassing that fiction and going all-in to shrink, rather than expand, the electorate. Already, signs point to a massive Republican effort to prevent voters of color and young voters from voting in 2020.
A Trump political advisor in Wisconsin was recently caught on tape<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-top-adviser-traditionally-it-s-always-been-republicans-suppressing-n1106031> bragging about the fact that “traditionally it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes in places” and advising Republicans to “start playing offense a little bit.” He alerted: “That’s what you’re going to see in 2020. It’s going to be a much bigger program, a much more aggressive program, a much better-funded program.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/2020/03/gop-voter-suppression/#more-3821



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