
Obama stresses protecting voting rights to avoid 'further delegitimizing' democracy
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Former President Barack Obama said Monday that action to protect voting rights is even more important in the wake of the 2020 election, taking a swipe at his immediate successor as having violated a "core tenant" of the American election system and for spreading baseless claims of voter fraud.
During a virtual fundraiser for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee with former Attorney General Eric Holder and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Obama said there have been strategies over the last several years to reduce the impact of everyone having the right to vote, including gerrymandering and "straightforward efforts" by state legislatures to suppress and discourage voting.More Related News