That, of course, is highly debatable. And what’s more, saying that voter ID would do enough to actually help Republicans win states they otherwise wouldn’t would require it to stop a significant amount of voter fraud — which, again, has never been documented.

All of which is to say that Grothman and other Republicans can probably defend their comments accordingly. But they’re doing so on awfully shaky ground. And any time you hail the passage of a law as potentially helping your side win elections, you’re basically begging to be accused of passing it for the wrong reasons. Which is a really unhelpful thing for Republicans.