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Voter Suppression, Gerrymandering, and Election Manipulation

From Politics Chat, July 17, 2025. You can watch the full chat via Part 2. 

Daily letters on Substack found here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/  

00:00 – MAGA Republicans and rise of one-party rule 

00:44 – Trump’s unpopularity 

01:58 – Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and election manipulation 

04:44 – What election fraud actually looks like 

07:37 – Historical parallels

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