Well, it`s clear they`re trying to create fear. There is a difference between massive voter fraud which does not exist, and innocent mistakes. But look, fundamentally what they`re doing is tearing down our democracy, making up strengthening this idea that there is massive fraud that weakens trust in our democracy.
Judge Hidalgo comments on the actions of Texas Republicans regarding voter fraud allegations and their impact on democracy.
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we invested in a voting expansion that led to the largest turnout in 30 years, in third-largest county in the nation, largest county in Texas.
Beto O`Rourke has said today that this is a result of Governor Abbott`s policies. This situation in Texas that enables an 18-year-old like this to be able to do this. It is a direct result of Republican policies.
This is not just a partisan, political fight this needs to be able to stay above partisanship because it is about our ability to have a democracy and we can’t weaken it by making policy based on a lie.
The simple idea that they are making policy based on a lie that there was election fraud on a massive scale, that in and of itself lends freedom to that lie to the point where it weakens our own voters’ faith in our democracy and it…
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