1. Wisconsin could play a decisive role in 2020.
Trump beat Clinton by 23K votes (out of 3M cast) in 2016.
Now, a right-wing advocacy group has convinced a judge to immediately purge 200K voters from the rolls.
It sounds bad.
The details are worse.
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Trump beat Clinton by 23K votes (out of 3M cast) in 2016.
Now, a right-wing advocacy group has convinced a judge to immediately purge 200K voters from the rolls.
It sounds bad.
The details are worse.
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2. In October, Wisconsin's election board sent out 234K to people who may have moved.
They did this in 2017 with a 30 day time period to respond.
But the process kicked TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS OFF THE ROLLS
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They did this in 2017 with a 30 day time period to respond.
But the process kicked TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS OFF THE ROLLS
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3. So this time, the Wisconsin election board (3Ds, 3Rs) unanimously decided to send the letters but NOT immediately kick off people who didn't respond.
They would wait until 2021
That's when WILL, a group backed by Wisconsin's biggest GOP donors, sued
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They would wait until 2021
That's when WILL, a group backed by Wisconsin's biggest GOP donors, sued
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4. This right-wing group convinced a judge to order the immediate purge anyone who didn't respond to the letter
The legal argument hinges on the the judge deciding that this info was "reliable" even though it has proven not to be
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The legal argument hinges on the the judge deciding that this info was "reliable" even though it has proven not to be
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5. Too much election coverage focuses on the horse race, which is largely pointless
The presidential election will be close and what counts is who shows up and who is able to vote
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The presidential election will be close and what counts is who shows up and who is able to vote
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6. The Wisconsin judge has refused to stay his order on appeal, which the state Attorney General says will result in "chaos."
The case will be appealed anyway, but faces tough sledding in Wisconsin's Supreme Court, which is dominated by conservatives
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The case will be appealed anyway, but faces tough sledding in Wisconsin's Supreme Court, which is dominated by conservatives
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7. The response from Democrats will be both through the legal system and through organizing.
Wisconsin has same-day voter registration, giving Democrats a chance to re-register people who were improperly removed
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Wisconsin has same-day voter registration, giving Democrats a chance to re-register people who were improperly removed
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8. Re-registering people who were already appropriately registered just makes voting unnecessarily difficult.
That, of course, is the point.
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That, of course, is the point.
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