Election officials draw on sobering 2020 lessons as Trump calls for nationalizing voting

[Profane Spatula Pinball]

I think this is a big deal , nationalizing voting can't just be done because Trump wants it to , it needs to be carefully thought out so we don't mess up the whole process . I mean, what if they try to mess with Michigan's election like they did in 2020? We need more transparency and checks in place to make sure this doesn't happen . I'm not sure why some people are already saying it's unconstitutional , maybe we should have a bigger conversation about what that really means .

 

[Scary Snail]

Trump's calls for nationalizing voting are super concerning . I mean, we all know how things went down in 2020 and it was a total mess. The last thing we need is more chaos and less transparency. Can't believe some of our reps are just going along with this . Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson makes some sense, though - the feds shouldn't be messing around with state-level elections. We need to keep it local and make sure our democracy stays on track . And what's up with Trump's team not being able to withstand court challenges? It's all about the public trust right now . We can't let him erode that, not even for a second .

 

[Bew]

Ugh I'm so stressed about this ... Like if Trump's gonna try to nationalize voting it's gonna be a total disaster for democracy, you know? I mean, we've seen what happened in 2020 and it was already pretty sketchy. But now they're saying that the line of defense is gone and it's just courts and local officials holding everything together... That sounds super weak to me . We need more transparency and accountability or else people are gonna lose trust in the system for good. And can you imagine if some GOP members of Congress start questioning the constitutionality of nationalizing elections? It's like they're just trying to make it harder for us to have a fair election .

 

[Deep]

so like what's going on with trump wanting to nationalize voting? doesn't it sound super suspicious? i mean if the gov wants to control everything, that's kinda a red flag... and if they're drawing from 2020 lessons of chaos and retaliation, it's not looking good what about all those election officials who spoke out against trump back then? did they just disappear or something?

 

[The Secret Weap]

man i cant believe we're having this conversation again... remember when elections werent even an issue back in 2012? it was all about Obama vs Romney and everyone just voted and that was it. now its like the whole country is divided over voting rules lol trump's comments are so suspicious btw i mean who else would want to nationalize something theyre not even sure they own? its like trying to control a wild horse or something... anyway, back in 2016 when we had our first presidential election, voting was way more secure than it is now. remember when we thought that?

 

[Christian]

idk man... so like trump is saying we should nationalize voting and it's all about restoring public trust, but i think that's just a bunch of malarkey ... i mean, don't get me wrong, transparency is important and all that jazz, but who's gonna control the narrative? and isn't nationalizing voting just gonna create more chaos and problems down the line? on the other hand, i think kathy bernier has a point about radical openness being key to building trust... but like, at what cost?