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But the hurdles posed by Republicans are far more serious, insidious, and embedded in law. We have seen enough of the GOP playbook to do more than object. We know how restrictive voter ID laws impact voter turnout, especially along racial lines. We know about the extreme gerrymandering. We know about possibly replacing a legal oath by signature on voter registration forms with paper proof of citizenship. We also know vast numbers of Republicans believe the myth of voter fraud and support policing the vote. We also know half of Republicans would accept a political coup—postponing the 2020 election if Trump and Congress called for that, according to an August poll by the Washington Post. (Even if the US Constitution’s Twentieth Amendment sets terms of office with expiration dates.)

Steven Rosenfeld. Democracy Betrayed: How Superdelegates, Redistricting, Party Insiders, and the Electoral College Rigged the 2016 Election. Hot Books. © 2018.