Alison Frankel reports for Reuters how the Democrats have lost all the suits they filed seeking to enjoin the Trump campaign from harassing voters – and why that is a good thing:
I think the rulings for Trump in these cases undermine any future argument he plans to make that the system is rigged. In four different federal courts, judges weighed the First Amendment rights of Trump supporters against racially charged accusations. They not only showed considerable regard for Trump’s freedom of speech but also implicitly concluded that elections are conducted responsibly.
It would certainly not be out of character for Trump later to complain that he was somehow not treated fairly, that although his supporters are not facing beefed-up restrictions on their ability to express their sentiments about the candidates, the system is rigged against him. But can you imagine – to use a frequent Trump trope – what he would say if courts enjoined his voters’ actions outside of polling stations and he proceeded to lose?
That could have been ugly, big league.
Which leaves me wondering if this is lucky fallout for the Democrats, or a deliberate ruse on their part?
