Georgia’s new law suppressing the vote is a victory for Trump

Republican state lawmakers rushed through a broad law Thursday making it harder to vote that disproportionately targets Democratic and Black voters in a battleground vital to the 2020 election and future presidential and congressional contests.

The move confirms the Peach State as the epicenter of the fight for American democracy that raged through Trump’s presidency and during the insurrection he incited against the US Capitol — and now threatens to taint future elections as Republicans in multiple states pursue new laws to limit voting.