Interesting, I didn’t know this but the Republicans signed a consent decree after being sued by the DNC in 1982 for voter intimidation. It’s set to expire next year but what Trump is attempting to organize here may be seen as a flagrant violation that could extend enforcement for another eight years. The Republicans have been trying to get out from under the agreement but the courts refused to allow them, now it looks like Trump may well fuck them over for another two election cycles. That’s eight more years of ongoing demographic shift in a future environment where the GOP will have earned the everlasting enmity of the very minority voters the decree keeps them from challenging.

Just blogged: Donald Trump May Be Violating RNC Consent Decree Aimed at Voter Intimidation https://t.co/0VzkriyBR2 https://t.co/TOgZwZGVdo

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) August 13, 2016