On the issue of whether voter suppression has any effect here's a recent study that comes to the conclusion that laws to make voting easier lead to more people voting. Not terribly counter-intuitive. But good to know! publicwise.org/2021/03/02/whe…
2/ Again, both strategically and actually, we shouldn't be focused on who it makes more likely to win. In a democracy you are on the right side if you put as few impediments as possible in the way of people exercising their fundamental right as citizens. Democrats are in a...
3/ good position because ease of voting probably does advantage them. But that's fine. That doesn't make it self-interested or illegitimate. The side that supports democracy is always on the right side in a democracy. People make various arguments to the effect of well, voter ...
4/ restrictions don't have that big an impact and they usually become a focus for turnout efforts because people are mad about voter suppression. Or, voter suppression isn't big a deal because it's not clear how effective it is. NONE OF THESE POINTS ARE GOOD ARGUMENTS.
5/ We live in a democracy. Everyone should be able to exercise their right to vote. If all of this is true, why are Republicans so focused on making it harder? If they're just wasting their time, it's still wrong and we should make it as easy as possible. This study suggest ...
6/ they're not wrong. Making it harder to vote leads to less voting. If you support that you're on the wrong side of democracy and the whole theory of political legitimacy the country is based on.
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