2020 Election Deniers Seek Out Powerful Allies: County Sheriffs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : For conservative activists focused on voter fraud, an alliance with law enforcement seemed natural.
48% : Because of this history, state and federal protections limit what law enforcement can do.
45% : The group, whose leaders have promoted Christian ideology in government, has been active in supporting fights against gun control laws, immigration laws and federal land management.
43% : The push, which two right-wing sheriffs' groups have already endorsed, seeks to lend law enforcement credibility to the false claims and has alarmed voting rights advocates.
43% : True the Vote initially approached state and federal law enforcement agencies with its election claims, but did not provide sufficient evidence to warrant an investigation, officials said.
32% :A troubled history of law enforcement at the polls

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