Donald Trump’s election fraud claims are turning into a policy push that could be devastating for Democrats

Former US president Donald Trump’s months-long campaign to convince Americans of election fraud is morphing into a years-long legislative skirmish.

Yesterday, the Democratic-held House of Representatives passed a sweeping, 791-page bill aimed at standardising federal elections, with a stated aim of making polls more fair by ending voter suppression.

It’s being described as “historic” and “monumental”, but it’s highly unlikely to become law.

The Democrats control the Senate with only a tie-breaking vote, and the threshold for passing such a bill would require support from at least 10 Republicans.

The two parties can’t even agree on an economic stimulus bill that 76 per cent of Americans support, let alone a policy area that led to bloodshed…