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Commentary: The best and only way to defend democracy from Trump’s attacks? Get out and vote

Visitors walk past a giant depiction of an “I voted” sticker while touring the new Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk ballot processing center in the City of Industry on Sept. 13. It shouldn’t have to be said, but if Trump and the Republican Party think their path to victory depends on spreading misinformation about election fraud, attacking poll workers and suppressing votes, that does not bode well for democracy. Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, has said he wouldn’t have voted to certify Biden’s 2020 election win and said last month that Trump didn’t lose. And in a recent social media post, Vance praised a Trump supporter who had verbally attacked a poll worker, saying, “What a patriot.” Opinion Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse Even though state governments set abortion laws now, a Trump administration hostile to abortion access could have a significant and disturbing impact on reproductive rights. Ted Cruz and Rick Scott to Reps. Ken Calvert and Mike Garcia, are running for reelection, while their party lays the groundwork to undermine this year’s election if they don’t like the results.

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