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Election security is a legitimate issue, but President Donald Trump\u2019s primetime speech on the issue was a dud that won\u2019t even help pass the SAVE Act that aims to address the problem.<\/p>\n

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And even most Americans who share his concerns would\u2019ve preferred to hear more about the economy or the war.<\/p>\n

Trump himself didn\u2019t seem to have his heart in it. <\/p>\n

His points didn\u2019t always hit home, either: The Chinese have gathered more than 200 million voter files? OK, but what can they do<\/em> with the info?<\/p>\n

It \u201cincludes\u00a0names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences,\u201d the president reports. But much of that is available in the phone book, and more can be purchased from a host of sources.<\/p>\n

And if he\u2019s that upset about it, shouldn\u2019t he be raising hell with his Xi Jinping?<\/p>\n

Our electoral system has major vulnerabilities: States like California have gone bananas regarding how they distribute, collect and count ballots; many fail to prune their rolls of people who\u2019ve died or moved away.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s still no hard evidence of voter fraud extensive enough to make a difference in any election, barring a very few extremely local races.<\/p>\n

Read more Bronx miracle tot falls 5 floors \u2014 but is carried away alert and conscious<\/a><\/p>\n

We too favor tighter election protocols, voter-ID laws and other provisions of the SAVE Act, but Republicans don\u2019t have the votes to get it through the Senate and they won\u2019t get them anytime soon.<\/p>\n

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Most important: Election security is nowhere near the top of the list of America\u2019s priorities right now.<\/p>\n

The public\u2019s attention, even to our president, is a limited commodity. A major address demands a major issue, and rehashing horror stories about changes to Michigan voter-registration rules in 2020 ain\u2019t it.<\/p>\n

In less than four months, Americans will decide what the last two years of Trump\u2019s presidency are going to be about: Growing the economy and creating peace \u2014 or impeachment, investigation and socialism.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t put that choice front-and-center, Mr. President, the GOP won\u2019t win even if they\u2019re the safest elections ever. <\/p>\n

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