The Democratic Party
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Samuel --
At a rally in Altoona, Pennsylvania last week, Donald Trump told his
supporters that the only way he could possibly lose the state (where
he's 11 points down in the latest poll) is if there is widespread voter
fraud -- and that if there is fraud, it will be because Pennsylvania no
longer has a voter ID law on the books.
Samuel, we've seen Trump play fast and loose with the truth
throughout this campaign, but this lie is particularly dangerous. So
let's take a look at the facts:
- A Commonwealth Court judge struck down Pennsylvania's voter ID
law in 2014, ruling that "voting laws are designed to assure a free and
fair election. The voter ID law does not further this goal."
- In fact, Pennsylvania did not investigate a single case of suspected
voter fraud under the law -- because the "problem" the voter ID law
was supposed to combat was nonexistent.
- State and federal courts have consistently found that voter ID and
similar voting restrictions put in place by Republican governors and
legislatures put an extra burden on African Americans, Hispanics, the
elderly, students, and low-income voters -- in other words, a lot of
people who are likely to vote for Democrats.
It's hardly a surprise that Trump is ginning up this voter fraud
conspiracy, Samuel: the only way he can win in November is if
Democrats don't turn out to make their voices heard.
We've got to make sure we're organized and ready to get every single
eligible voter to the polls this fall. Can you pitch in $3 or more right
now to help us get there?
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Pratt
Pratt Wiley
National Director of Voter Expansion
Democratic National Committee
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