Donald Trump continues to have his knickers in a twist over having lost the popular vote, and the only way he can untwist them seems to be screaming about voter fraud. Without that, he says, he would have won the popular vote, too, because apparently Democrats are smart enough to arrange for millions of votes to be cast illegally but not smart enough to put more of them in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Trump is demanding action to investigate voter fraud soothe his wounded ego:
“Depending on results, we will strengthen up voting procedures.” Don’t you love how he tips his hand with that “depending”? But as blatant as Trump is being about looking for an answer to his little ego problem, there’s a serious threat here:
Voting rights advocates have feared the president’s flight of fancy could be a precursor to a broad effort to limit access to the polls, especially for minorities and immigrants.
“Strengthen up voting procedures” is likely to mean “make sure fewer people of color, immigrants, and young people can vote.” That’s pretty high on the Republican wish list, anyway, and when you add in the witch hunt aspect of an angry Donald Trump, things could get very bad.