Report: State Legislatures Have Become a Linchpin of Trump’s Attack on Free and Fair Elections

In the nine states where the 2020 presidential election results were closest, at least 357 sitting GOP legislators—44% of the Republican lawmakers in those states—“have used the power of their office to discredit or try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election” on behalf of Donald Trump, according to the New York Times. The findings, which led the Sunday paper, illustrate the extent to which today’s Republican party has embraced Trump’s election lies—and sound the alarm on the threat that poses to future elections. “Election and democracy experts say they see the rise of anti-democratic impulses in statehouses… Read Full Article