Washington Post: The GOP is just making people worry more about voter suppression by questioning Florida

Plenty of people can point you to a local news story in Florida in which a judge urges everyone to “ramp down the rhetoric,” adding that he’s seen no evidence of wrongdoing in the vote-counting in Broward County.

Then again, we can point you to a post about a judge who ruled that Broward County violated the Florida Constitution and public records act, and another post about Palm Beach County elections supervisor Susan Bucher refusing to comply with a court order to submit “problem ballots copied by her staff but were not reviewed by the county’s Canvassing Board.”

In short, you have to follow the local media to find out what’s really going on in Florida — but the Washington Post thinks that the GOP needs to stop questioning the process because it’s worsening fears of voter suppression.

Analysis: GOP’s responses to the elections in Florida exacerbate concerns about voter suppression https://t.co/nFbmNenuLu

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 13, 2018

AYFKM? https://t.co/JJvauig4rd

— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 13, 2018

Eugene Scott writes:

Those cries, in the absence of evidence to back up any allegations of voter fraud or other wrongdoing, are dredging up fears that the votes of primarily people of color will not be properly counted. Concerns about protecting the right to vote of people of color have existed since some states put laws in place after the passing of the 15th Amendment, which guaranteed black men the right to vote. These anxieties increased in 2013 after the Supreme Court ruled against upholding what is considered the crux of the Voting Rights Act.

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Hours-long waits to vote in predominantly black neighborhoods in the Miami area have prompted some to believe that powerful Republicans were trying to discourage people of color from casting their ballot for Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D), who would be the state’s first black governor, and incumbent Senate Democrat Bill Nelson.

This is crazy, dishonest, and irresponsible. The contrast with the local FL media coverage, which has fully acknowledged the main problem has been the actions of Dem officials in charge in Broward and PB, could not be greater. https://t.co/7GVtNZWFde

— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 13, 2018

Democrats are provably breaking the law, and the (almost universal response) from the national media has been to attack Republicans for pointing it out while simultaneously ignoring what they are doing and the history of corruption from those Dem officials.

— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 13, 2018

The article actually claims there is an "absence" of evidence of any wrongdoing, while 2 different judges have rules that Broward County and PB County were breaking the law. In addition, we have evidence that invalid votes have been counted and a long history of corruption.

— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 13, 2018

Btw do journalists understand the purpose of public record laws, reporting requirements, and counting deadlines? All those things are in place specifically to protect the legitimacy of the election.

All were being blatantly disregarded by Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 13, 2018

Compare all of this to them cheering on the Dem candidate in Georgia openly and baselessly suggesting foul play. National media's approach is heads = Dems win, tails = Republicans lose.

— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 13, 2018

I don’t think they equate violations of (inconvenient) laws with “wrongdoing.” The ends are just, so the methods are just. What are a few broken eggs, after all?

— Baseball Fanatic (@pcollins1754) November 13, 2018

Liberal media playbook: Much about the response of Republicans to Democrats' transgressions, little about the Democrats' transgressions. It's like a meme at this point. https://t.co/8hUwGXXKAE

— Doug Sheridan (@dougsheridan) November 13, 2018

Journalism dies in darkness.

— Sean Smith (@SMSDispHERO) November 13, 2018

Have you seen the fraud?

Just curious. Glad to hear you are ok with fraud.

— Rudy Harris (@t0eknife) November 13, 2018

Not exactly…It magnifies the problem of voter fraud, and cries out for a universal voter ID….There, I fixed it for you…No charge, as I understand that your writers are amateurs. You can thank me later.

— Joseph Palada ?? ?? (@cottontrdr) November 13, 2018

This is completely dishonest and irresponsible. The difference between the local media in Florida who has reported Snipes and the election fairly and the dishonest national media like WAPO is amazing. You have zero credibility

— Ann Snyder (@Annsnyder3350) November 13, 2018

Why would an operation that's above board be so determined to keep observers out? And does WaPo think it's normal that alleged boxes of 'ballots' were left at large for days?? ?

— I_joined_twitr (@Ijoinedtwitr) November 13, 2018

Why didn’t the Washington Post, which will show solidarity with Jim Acosta, speak up about the Palm Beach elections supervisor threatening to arrest reporters for trying to cover a public ballot counting?

"Republicans pounce on voter fraud and violations of a judge's orders."

— CM ?? (@CM_hd1) November 13, 2018

Related:

No big deal, just Palm Beach County refusing to comply with the recount court order https://t.co/VqnpmiXUim

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 10, 2018