Since winning the 2024 election, President-elect Donald Trump has gone quiet on his false claims of voter fraud. But the election denial movement he spawned isn’t going away — and appears to be strengthening in some areas of the country.
Election officials and voting-rights advocates see a different aim: to cement electoral advantages for Republicans with new rules that would make it harder for some voters to cast ballots, and to lay the groundwork for discrediting the results of future elections if their preferred candidates lose.
"The election denial movement has been evolving and shapeshifting in an effort to stay relevant,” said Lizzie Ulmer, a senior vice president at States United Action, a group that tracks candidates who attack the credibility of U.S. elections. As a result, she added, "the movement has held onto power and influence.”
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