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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jun 1, 2020, 08:49 PM Jun 2020

As Trump attacks voting by mail, GOP builds 2020 strategy around limiting its expansion

Trump’s persistent attacks on mail-in voting have fueled an unprecedented effort by conservatives to limit expansion of the practice before the November election, with tens of millions of dollars planned for lawsuits and advertising aimed at restricting who receives ballots and who remains on the voter rolls.

The strategy, embraced by Trump’s reelection campaign, the Republican National Committee and an array of independent conservative groups, reflects the recognition by both parties that voting rules could decide the outcome of the 2020 White House race amid the electoral challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Helping drive the effort is William Consovoy, a veteran Supreme Court litigator who also serves as one of Trump’s personal lawyers. Consovoy’s Virginia-based law firm is handling a battery of legal actions on behalf of the RNC, several state GOPs and an independent group called the Honest Election­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­s Project, which is connected to a Trump adviser.

The legal firepower and direct involvement of the national party reflect a major escalation in the conservative battle over voter fraud and voting rights, which until this year had primarily been waged by lesser-known groups with far fewer resources. The tactics of those organizations are now being embraced by new players with connections to influential figures in the president’s orbit.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/as-trump-attacks-voting-by-mail-gop-builds-2020-strategy-around-limiting-its-expansion/ar-BB14Tqob?li=BBnb7Kz

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As Trump attacks voting by mail, GOP builds 2020 strategy around limiting its expansion (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP
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