GOP Gets Court Backing in Suppressing the Vote in Battleground States

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GOP Gets Court Backing in Suppressing the Vote in Battleground States

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a furious struggle over voting rights. In almost every instance, Democrats are trying to make it easier for Americans to cast ballots, and Republicans are trying to make it harder,” The New York Times reported on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.

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