MRC: Mainstream networks blast GOP state election laws, largely ignore sweeping Democrat-backed elections bill
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An analysis by the conservative Media Research Center found that networks ABC, CBS and NBC largely ignored coverage of the sweeping Democrat-backed For the People Act, while blasting Republican-backed state election laws aimed at ensuring election integrity.
The For the People Act passed the House of Representatives in March and has been the subject of contentious debate in the Senate. Democrats claim the bill strengthens voting rights across the country, but Republicans argue that it federalizes control over elections and diminishes that power at the state level. Republicans in a number of state legislatures have proposed or passed their own bills aimed at ensuring election integrity, with many of them including popular provisions on requiring identification to vote. Democrats, including President Biden, have likened them, without evidence, to Jim Crow era laws that increased voter suppression among minority communities.More Related News