Speech likely targeted at Senate Republicans, poli-sci expert says
Caroline Heldman, a political scientist at Occidental College, said the speech didn’t contain “anything new” other than more unsubstantiated claims.
“I’m left a little confused and I want that time back,” Heldman told CBC News.
She said she thinks the speech was targeted at Senate Republicans in an effort to pressure them to pass the SAVE America Act, something they’re hesitant to do.
“The reason that they’re not moving on this is it’s not entirely clear it’s going to benefit them. In fact, it might harm them,” she said.
That’s because there are more rural voters on the Republican side who would be affected by the bill if it gets rid of mail-in voting, she said. “So if he gets rid of mail-in ballots, that means that he is actually disadvantaging his political party, which is why Senate Republicans won’t pass this.”