Republicans plan to spend at least $20 million to combat voting rights lawsuits in 2020
Source: Vox
The Republican National Committee and President Donald Trumps reelection campaign have doubled their litigation budget to $20 million, Politico reported Thursday. RNC chief of staff Richard Walters told Politico that the GOP is prepared to sue Democrats into oblivion by spending whatever is necessary to prevail in legal fights against its rivals leading up to the November election.
As the Politico report made clear, Republicans expect to devote much of this legal war chest to litigation over whether Americans should be able to vote from home during a pandemic that could make it unsafe for them to cast in-person ballots at the polls this November. High-level Republicans have resisted efforts to expand voters ability to submit mail-in ballots, likely because higher voter turnout is widely believed to benefit Democrats.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/2020/5/8/21251839/vote-by-mail-voting-laws-republicans-costs-supreme-court
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)LOL in this day and age. Bernie could raise that in a weekend if he wanted.
Judi Lynn
(160,524 posts)You can't get lower than that.
Lonestarblue
(9,978 posts)I would not put it past Trump and Republicans to give the postal service a reprieve for a few months and then close it in October, claiming there is no more money to support it. That takes care of vote by mail.
noneof_theabove
(410 posts)for $5-$8 UPS, Fedex, Amazon will deliver you mail.
oh, there is that little annoyance call "poll tax".
SergeStorms
(19,199 posts)Like you said, it would add up to another "poll tax".
SergeStorms
(19,199 posts)They can only win when they cheat, and that's what this is all about, denying people the right to vote. I despise these sub-human mutts.