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So why are Republicans so focused on noncitizen voting?

Watchdogs say it’s because Republicans are laying the groundwork for Trump and others to cast doubt on the outcome of November’s election if he doesn’t win. Trump has used similar claims that way in the past, asserting that illegal voting is why he lost the popular vote in 2016, though he won that election.

So why are Republicans so focused on noncitizen voting?

Watchdogs say it’s because Republicans are laying the groundwork for Trump and others to cast doubt on the outcome of November’s election if he doesn’t win. Trump has used similar claims that way in the past, asserting that illegal voting is why he lost the popular vote in 2016, though he won that election.

https://www.votebeat.org/2024/09/11/noncitizen-voting-trump-republicans-save-act-government-shutdown/

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Because laws regulating voter participation have such a terrible history they've got to make up a whole fairy tale to justify suppressing votes