• JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Anyone still thinks sitting out the midterms is a good idea? They’re all idiots. Welcome to the find out phase.

    • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Trump started it. Back in 2020 there was a coronavirus stimulus package going through the legislature. The Democrats tried to include some amendments that would make it easier for people to vote during the stimulus. Basic stuff like easier mail in voting and extended voting days. Trump’s reaction on Fox News showed that they clearly understand that more voting is bad for Republicans.

      “The things they had in there were crazy. They had things, levels of voting that if you’d ever agreed to it, you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again”

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    3 days ago

    I’m guessing not, but have they done research to confirm more conservatives will have their documentation than liberals? Cuz… That could backfire.

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      3 days ago

      It’s not “liberals” they’re targeting with these sorts of tactics, per se, but poor and minority populations, who tend to vote blue out of self-defence. Of course, many of these laws are also applied unequally within states, such as the recent raids of Latino voter organizations in Texas.