AP: The GOP’s “Slow-Motion Insurrection” Is Underway

The Associated Press reports:

Trump-aligned Republicans have worked to clear the path for next time.  In battleground states and beyond, Republicans are taking hold of the once-overlooked machinery of elections. While the effort is incomplete and uneven, outside experts on democracy and Democrats are sounding alarms, warning that the United States is witnessing a “slow-motion insurrection” with a better chance of success than Trump’s failed power grab last year.

All this comes as the Republican Party has become more aligned behind Trump, who has made denial of the 2020 results a litmus test for his support. Trump has praised the Jan. 6 rioters and backed primaries aimed at purging lawmakers who have crossed him. Sixteen GOP governors have signed laws making it more difficult to vote. The result, experts say, is that another baseless challenge to an election has become more likely, not less.

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Republicans are taking hold of the once-overlooked machinery of elections. While the effort is incomplete and uneven, outside experts on democracy and Democrats are sounding alarms, warning that the United States is witnessing a “slow-motion insurrection.”https://t.co/1cummj6uAx

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 30, 2021