350+ State Reps Have Tried To Overturn 2020 Election

The New York Times reports:

At least 357 sitting Republican legislators in closely contested battleground states have used the power of their office to discredit or try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a review of legislative votes, records and official statements by The New York Times.

The tally accounts for 44 percent of the Republican legislators in the nine states where the presidential race was most narrowly decided. In each of those states, the election was conducted without any evidence of widespread fraud, leaving election officials from both parties in agreement on the victory of Joseph R. Biden Jr.

The Times’s analysis exposes how deeply rooted lies and misinformation about former President Donald J. Trump’s defeat have become in state legislatures, which play an integral role in U.S. democracy.

Read the full article. It’s really something.

In NYT interview, Ex-President Trump, who won 7 million fewer votes than Joe Biden, spread blame for his 2020 loss to several targets, including VP Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell & state lawmakers.

“The legislatures, the local Republicans, lost the election” https://t.co/DNbKcV4FWr

— Chad Livengood (@ChadLivengood) May 22, 2022

44% of GOP legislators in 9 closest states used official power to try discrediting or overturning 2020 election. And I pathetically scrounging for hope look at this chart & think, “Well, only REALLY problematic in PA, not too bad in GA, NC, fine in NV, FL. https://t.co/UWqJ3V2I9q

— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) May 22, 2022