And it has many tentacles all over the country
Judge Luttig’s statement this morning and his final comment at the hearing made it clear that the coup is ongoing. Here’s some data to back that up:
One consequence of former President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie,” or the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen, is that many states have changed voting laws in their states, making it harder to cast a ballot. In total, we found in our analysis of data from the Brennan Center for Justice, the Voting Rights Lab, the National Conference of State Legislatures and FiveThirtyEight’s own database that since the 2020 election, 24 states have passed 56 new laws that restrict voting, in some cases affecting nearly every step of the process.
You will notice that a few of the battleground states run by Republicans are especially hard at it, especially Arizona and Georgia. We know there are others getting ready to take the “independent legislature doctrine” out for a spin as well. All those Trump cultists running for office around the country will certainly make sure that Republicans have the advantage in 2024.