President Joe Biden is warning Americans that so-called āMAGA Republicansā are trying to āsuppress the right of the votersā even before the election is over.
In a speech on Wednesday night, the president delivered another warning about candidates on the ballot who have not committed to accepting election results.
āIām not the only one who sees it. Recent polls have shown that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe our democracy is at risk, that our democracy is under threat,ā Biden said.
He continued, āThey too see that democracy is on the ballot this year. And theyāre deeply concerned about it.ā
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In a September speech, Biden claimed, āToo much of whatās happening in our country today is not normal. Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.ā
He also said āMAGA Republicansā do not ārespect the Constitution. They do not believe in the rule of the law. They do not recognize the will of the people. They refuse to accept the results of a free election.ā
And on Wednesday, the president insisted those same forces are already trying to āsuppress the right of voters and subvert the electoral system itself.ā
āThat means denying your right to vote and deciding whether your vote even counts,ā Biden continued.
He added, āInstead of waiting until an election is over, theyāre starting well before it. Theyāre starting now. Theyāve emboldened violence and intimidation of voters and election officials.ā
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During an Axios News Shapers event on Wednesday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President Jen OāMalley Dillon shared that the president would be speaking at Union Station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., because āon January 6th we saw violence geared towards subverting democratic processes there.ā
The presidentās speech comes just six days before the midterm election, which could alter the balance of power in Congress.
According to data analytics site FiveThirtyEight, Republicans have an 85 in 100 chance of taking the House.
Meanwhile, it gives them a 53 in 100 chance of winning control of the Senate.
