The Trumpiest Republicans Are at State and Local Levels

Perry Bacon: “In Trump’s bid to overturn the election results, GOP state legislators, local and state party officials and GOP state attorneys general were often enthusiastically supporting his moves…”

Said political scientist Jake Grumbach: “The state level is where we see the most important democratic backsliding, and it’s happening at the behest of Republican state officials.”

“According to an analysis by Grumbach, the greatest predictor of whether a state has taken antidemocratic steps, such as really aggressive gerrymandering or efforts to make it harder for people to vote, is if Republicans control its state legislature and governor’s office.”

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