'I think stealing the election is a possibility': NAACP president tells us his fears about the GOP's 2020 tactics

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• In an interview with Business Insider, NAACP President Derrick Johnson discussed voter suppression, Kanye West, and the impact of Kamala Harris.
• Johnson argued that Republicans, led by US President Donald Trump, "will do all they can to prevent people from voting."
• "I think stealing the election is a possibility; suppressing the vote is an absolute; and misleading voters is part of their strategy," Johnson said.
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Republicans, led by US President Donald Trump, will do whatever it takes to win in November, from sabotaging the mail to propping up Kanye West to outright stealing the election, NAACP President Derrick Johnson charged in an interview with Business Insider.

"All their actions indicate that they will do all they can to prevent people from voting," Johnson, a lawyer who took over leadership of the civil rights organization in 2017, said by phone. "I think stealing the election is a possibility; suppressing the vote is an absolute; and misleading voters is part of their strategy."

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