JeremiahJohnson
Master
BBJ - how about I help you out. Since there's not much logic put on any of this, I'll take a SWAG.
Republicans tend to push for voter ID laws - fact.
Democrats tend to fight voter ID laws - fact.
Elements that affect voter turn out - like rain - affect everyone.
Voter ID laws affect the poor in that they may have to obtain an ID they didn't have before.
An exemption is in place to make it easy for poor people to vote without an ID - vote by mail does not require it.
An exemption is in place to make it easy for poor handicapped or elderly people to vote without an ID.
Obtaining a free ID is just as difficult for a poor black person, as a poor white person, as a poor asian person.
When voter ID laws are lax, voter freud is a real possibility.
GAO data concluding voter ID laws inhibit minority voter turn-out is debated. No general consensus is substantiated.
When voter freud is prosecuted, those votes tend to be in the "D" column (according to the attorney general of Texas who prosecutes these cases).
Republicans see the trend in voter freud, conclude they could decrease "D"s on election day by eliminating voter freud.
I agree with you that Republicans push for Voter ID laws because they think it helps them win. The reason is everything. Voter freud increases votes for Democrats. Poor votes are neither wholely republican or democrat. Freudulent votes are.
Republicans tend to push for voter ID laws - fact.
Democrats tend to fight voter ID laws - fact.
Elements that affect voter turn out - like rain - affect everyone.
Voter ID laws affect the poor in that they may have to obtain an ID they didn't have before.
An exemption is in place to make it easy for poor people to vote without an ID - vote by mail does not require it.
An exemption is in place to make it easy for poor handicapped or elderly people to vote without an ID.
Obtaining a free ID is just as difficult for a poor black person, as a poor white person, as a poor asian person.
When voter ID laws are lax, voter freud is a real possibility.
GAO data concluding voter ID laws inhibit minority voter turn-out is debated. No general consensus is substantiated.
When voter freud is prosecuted, those votes tend to be in the "D" column (according to the attorney general of Texas who prosecutes these cases).
Republicans see the trend in voter freud, conclude they could decrease "D"s on election day by eliminating voter freud.
I agree with you that Republicans push for Voter ID laws because they think it helps them win. The reason is everything. Voter freud increases votes for Democrats. Poor votes are neither wholely republican or democrat. Freudulent votes are.