There was no line to vote at the polling place in Rush Township near Danville, Pa., on November 3, 2020. (Paul Weaver / Sipa USA via AP Images)
“Republican lawmakers this year passed an unprecedented bevy
of bills targeting the authority of state and local election officials,
a power grab that might allow partisan legislators to overturn
future election results by claiming there was fraud.”—Stateline
Elections neutered by the right?
Now fears of that are mounting.
The battle’s changed from who can vote
To who can do the counting.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”