You may well wonder why the diehard Trumpists continue to spout their ludicrous theories about widespread election fraud in light of their abysmal record in court. How can they believe these stories?
They don’t. What they really believe is that people in urban areas–largely minorities–aren’t real Americans, and shouldn’t have the right to vote. They know, however, that to say that openly would invite savage criticism and ridicule, and has no basis in law. They consequently use “fraud” as a dog whistle for disenfranchising their opponents.
Call it a Republican form of PC. At some point in the fairly near future, however, I predict that you are going to see one or more prominent Republicans man up and openly call for depriving urban residents of the vote. After all, Trump has shown that there is little cost to breaking down decency barriers; why not trample this one?