Republicans Are Winning the Debate on Voter ID

Biden additionally made simply checked errors, like denouncing an “outrageous” provision to shorten voting hours that didn’t truly exist. And he likened the regulation to Jim Crow. This rhetorical tack helped to harden Georgia Republicans’ resolve and gave them a straightforward response to criticism: It was hysterical and ignorant. They identified, as nicely, that many provisions of the regulation have been corresponding to, and generally much more voter-friendly than, the legal guidelines of many closely Democratic states.