That seems more likely to be because the GOP has rigorously cultivated a base that's advantaged by the electoral college.

It's just weird how much culture warring happens over this when most people are ambivalent at best, and the types of voting restrictions we're talking about don't have much of an impact on turnout.[0] I suppose everyone has to have a hobby, but I guess I kind of expect this stuff to track things that are salient to the populace.

[0] https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/136/4/2615/628...

Convenience link to sci-hub for anyone wanting the full text: https://sci-hub.st/10.1093/qje/qjab019