AZ GOP tells SCOTUS voter suppression needed to compete & win against Dems

Brnovich v DNC - March 2, 2021 SCOTUS hearing

SCOTUS: "I'm interesting in knowing why the RNC is in this case. So you know, the DNC has standing and the District Court said that it had standing to challenge the out-of-precinct policy because the policy placed a greater imperative on Democratic organizations to educate their voters and because the policy harmed its members who would have voted out-of-precinct. What's the interest of the RNC here and keeping, say, the out-of-precinct voter ballot disqualification rules on the books?"

AZ GOP: "Because it puts us at a competitive disadvantage relative to Democrats. Politics is a zero sum game."

In other words, the GOP acknowledges they can't legitimately compete and win against the Dems in a general election - as their policies are widely unpopular by the majority of the public - so need voter suppression laws to disinfranchise those most inclined to support the Dems.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out given the current make-up of the Supreme Court. Upvoted.

Agreed. If the DNC prevails, it will set a national precedent for all states, not just in Arizona.

Expect to see many more voter suppression laws hitting SCOTUS in the foreseeable future (if not defeated in the State courts first) as Republicans have recently introduced 253 new voter suppresssion laws across 43 states under the pretext of 'securing future elections'. Yeah, right.