GOP’s Objection to Vote for Felons Imperils Its Own Supporters
- Survey indicates felons include sizable number of Republicans
- But GOP officials are unsupportive of restoring voting rights
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Republicans who oppose a movement to let felons vote after they leave prison are fighting a policy idea that could earn them a large number of new voters.
Republicans in the Senate last week united to block an omnibus Democratic elections bill that included a provision to restore felon voting rights nationwide with many objecting to that requirement specifically.