Protests and Protections on Voting Rights 

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We ran the numbers: There are 1608 news articles covering this topic. 49% (794) are left leaning, 34% (548) are center, and 17% (266) are right leaning.

On Monday, former Trump campaign legal adviser Jenna Ellis announced she is leaving the Republican Party in protest amid reports that the party’s chief attorney bashed the Trump campaign’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. While left-leaning articles highlight that during a speech on Tuesday in Philadelphia, Biden warned about the risk of an ascendant autocratic movement in the United States, right-leaning articles highlight that MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace doubled down on her pressuring of Democrats to take action against GOP-backed election reform efforts.

 A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that during a speech on Tuesday in Philadelphia, Biden warned about the risk of an ascendant autocratic movement in the United States. The article notes that in one out of eight days of Joe Biden’s presidency, he has talked about the threat posed by autocracy. 

 The Hill published a centrist article reporting that during Monday’s episode of “Just the Truth,” Ellis said she was leaving the party until its top officials resign. The resignation comes after The Washington Post reported that chief legal counsel for the Republican National Committee Justin Riemer sent an email asking an RNC official to not share unfounded claims of voter fraud.

 A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace doubled down on her pressuring of Democrats to take action against GOP-backed election reform efforts. Wallace warned that Democrats will face “extreme peril” for not pushing back against Republican legislation.



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