Why is Trump so Desperate to Keep Us From Voting?

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https://open.substack.com/pub/reframingamerica/p/hurdles

Our mission is to make the election debate about the Epstein files, and make American citizens so angry about Trump’s placing hurdles in between them and their ballot box that they will march through hell or high water to vote.

Our Narrative

Trump is terrified of losing the protection of Republicans in Congress because he thinks he will be impeached and that the Epstein files are going to land him in jail. He is doing everything in his power to prevent voting (put obstacles/hurdles in voters’ paths) because it is nearly impossible to steal enough votes after they have been cast, and if you try, you will get caught – which he ought to know, because he tried and got caught!

Worth reading this entire brilliant piece! how to use frames to reset the agenda of the election debate Donald Trump and Republicans are trying to set on their own terms. For instance, the word "hurdles" rather than obstacles or barriers helps hearers envision jumping over them rather than being blocked.

Every time we try to make the case that Trump and Republicans are lying about election fraud, our arguments just trigger more concern about election fraud and questions about whether fraud is happening. But this? What new questions are raised by asking why Trump is so desperate to keep from voting? Here are a few examples (of many more):

Does Trump not want people to vote?
Is he afraid Republicans are going to lose?
Are Republicans protecting him?
Will Trump be impeached if the Republicans lose control of Congress? (He thinks he will be.)
Is he afraid of being held responsible for whatever he is hiding in the Epstein files?

How do we turn the tables on Republican efforts to deprive us of our vote? This holds the key. And it's true. Trump and Republicans are desperate to keep us from voting.