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Trump keeps muddying Pennsylvania’s voting rules

On October 20, Trump and his allies kept pushing misleading claims about Pennsylvania voting procedures, even as courts and election officials had already made clear what the rules actually were. The effect was predictable: more confusion, more distrust, and more material for the coming post-election fight. This was less a policy disagreement than a deliberate campaign to pre-loosen the bolts on democracy.

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First recorded Oct 20, 2020·Meaningfully updated Oct 20, 2020

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Trump keeps muddying Pennsylvania’s voting rules

On October 20, Trump and his allies kept pushing misleading claims about Pennsylvania voting procedures, even as courts and election officials had already made clear what the rules actually were. The effect was predictable: more confusion, more distrust, and more material for the coming post-election fight. This was less a policy disagreement than a deliberate campaign to pre-loosen the bolts on democracy.

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Trump keeps muddying Pennsylvania’s voting rules

On October 20, Trump and his allies kept pushing misleading claims about Pennsylvania voting procedures, even as courts and election officials had already made clear what the rules actually were. The effect was predictable: more confusion, more distrust, and more material for the coming post-election fight. This was less a policy disagreement than a deliberate campaign to pre-loosen the bolts on democracy.

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