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May 23, 2024: GOP gears up for ‘voter fraud’ push
May 23, 2024: GOP gears up for ‘voter fraud’ push
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7 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2024
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Today’s legislative theme is voter fraud — or “fraud,” as the case may
be. The GOP House majority is gearing up for two votes today aimed at
blocking non-citizens from voting — with one vote centering on the
District of Columbia and the other taking effect nationwide. Democrats
are steamed, both because it’s already illegal for non-citizens to vote
in federal elections, and because they see in this effort the groundwork
for a 2024 reprise of Trump’s “Stop the Steal” push to sow doubt about
the rightful outcomes of elections. Playbook co-author Rachael Bade
explains it all. Plus, what’s driving Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to enter
the fray and put himself forward as the next GOP leader? All that, plus
the rest of the news you need to know today.
be. The GOP House majority is gearing up for two votes today aimed at
blocking non-citizens from voting — with one vote centering on the
District of Columbia and the other taking effect nationwide. Democrats
are steamed, both because it’s already illegal for non-citizens to vote
in federal elections, and because they see in this effort the groundwork
for a 2024 reprise of Trump’s “Stop the Steal” push to sow doubt about
the rightful outcomes of elections. Playbook co-author Rachael Bade
explains it all. Plus, what’s driving Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to enter
the fray and put himself forward as the next GOP leader? All that, plus
the rest of the news you need to know today.
Released:
May 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Feb. 14, 2022: GOP strategists to hopeful Democrats: Get real: A week ago, we laid out the thinking of some top Democratic strategists who are suddenly imagining a scenario in which the party defies history and holds Congress in the midterms. Over the past few days, we checked in with an array of Republican operatives about whether they think the GOP could actually blow this. Even after the RNC’s “legitimate political discourse” debacle two weekends ago, the answer almost across the board was an adamant “no.” by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing