Texas Republicans try (and fail) to justify long voting lines
"If you can wait in line for a covid test," the Texas GOP argued, "you can wait in line to vote." That's an unusually bad argument.
By Steve Benen
In May 2020, the Trump White House had launched an aggressive campaign against mail-in voting — despite the fact that members of the then-president's team personally cast ballots through the mail — even if that meant pushing for Americans to stand in long voting lines during a pandemic.
Kellyanne Conway, a prominent White House official, argued at the time that this was a justifiable position because she knew of some people who waited in lines for baked goods.
There were a great many problems with the argument, but one specific flaw was of particular interest: Conway didn't contest the fact that she and her party preferred an electoral system in which it was more difficult for Americans to participate in their own democracy. Officials could make it easier for voters to cast ballots, but Conway and her cohorts argued that those policies must be rejected.
Texas Republicans try (and fail) to justify long voting lines
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Monday, January 10th 2022 at 12:35PM
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