Nate Cohn

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

That doesn't mean the law is good or bad. It doesn't even mean that it didn't contribute to higher turnout. But it's a reminder that these laws, including HR1, don't necessarily have the existential stakes that folks on both sides of the aisle seem to assume — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 2, 2021

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

Virginia's an example of how hard it can be to see any tangible consequence to changing voting laws Perhaps no state did more to make it easier to vote. It basically passed HR1. Yet the increase in turnout was average and the Black % of the electorate fell https://t.co/4IzRSi4prA — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 2, 2021

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

Keep in mind that Virginia had tougher voting laws than just about anywhere: basically no early voting, photo identification laws, etc. It was arguably the single hardest state to vote in, circa 2016 So you're looking at a huge net-change in law here https://t.co/tEJC8ODO4j — PolitiTweet.org

@Nate_Cohn But there is plenty of evidence that voter suppression bills actually do suppress the vote. So if the i… https://t.co/cWzUEn5xwc

Posted April 2, 2021