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But who’s counting? Voting rights in America

The Intelligence from The Economist

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The American Voting System Faces a Real Threat

There is little evidence as yet that any of this alleged voter suppression actually materially affects elections. The republican party is now completely alined around president trump's idea that the previous election was stolen. Legions of his followers are now running to be chief elections officers and minor elections officials, to basically politicize and make partisan what was previously a fairly boring and technocratic part of american life.

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