The Trump-inspired battles over new voting laws will shape the 2022 governors' races
In 2020, swing states that voted for President Joe Biden faced an onslaught of Trump allies making false but loud claims of fraud in unsuccessful lawsuits and haphazard press conferences, frequently forcing those states' governors to go on the defense.
The governorships of all those states and over 30 others are up for election this year and in the 2022 midterms, setting the stage for historic showdowns over election policy.
The elections will test the staying power of the persistent and pervasive lies that the 2020 election was rife with voter and election fraud spearheaded by Trump and now being codified into state policy by GOP lawmakers.
"Governors aren't completely immune from national trends, but it is sort of the one place where you can have more of a crossover vote if you have sort of a unique candidate and the right circumstances" Jessica Taylor, Senate and Governors editor at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, told Insider.
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