The GOP was shellacked in the 2018 midterm elections, indicating further erosion of their voter support. Yet, instead of performing a post-election autopsy regarding the causes of their losses, they have opted for more anti-democratic strategies to artificially preserve the power of their aging, white, rural voters and the rich.

In North Carolina, state officials refuse to certify Republican Mark Harris as the winner of his congressional district amid allegations of election fraud perpetrated by the candidate's consultant.