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It helps Democrats: Claire McCaskill on impact of Trump’s battle against mail-in ballots
MSNBC· 2025-08-22 10:56
Elections & Voting - Trump claimed Republican party would make major gains if mail-in ballots were eliminated, viewing it as more impactful than reapportionment [1] - Trump alleges that elections are "extremely corrupt" due to mail-in ballots, claiming Democrats can only win through this method and Republicans could gain 100 seats with "real elections" [1][2] - The report indicates that Trump's efforts against mail-in ballots may inadvertently help Democrats by discouraging Republican participation in mail-in voting [4] Redistricting & Political Impact - Redistricting aims to carve up safe Democratic districts into multiple Republican districts, potentially reducing the Republican advantage in previously safe districts from +20 to +5-10 [5] - The report suggests redistricting could lead to more moderate candidates as they need to appeal beyond their base to win primaries [7] - The ramifications of redistricting are uncertain, with some districts potentially becoming more competitive while others become safer for the party in power [8]
'How can I tell anything you say is true?': GOP Rep. faces hostile town hall
MSNBC· 2025-08-19 19:06
Speaking of mailin ballots that you brought up earlier, Donald Trump announced today that he would sign an executive order to abolish mail-in ballots and voting machines before the 2026 midterms. Um, it's an unprecedented federal overreach. It flouts state authority and it's following the advice of Vladimir Putin.Per Donald Trump's words. Per Donald Trump's words. So if democracy is built on secure and accessible voting, where do you stand.So elections are run by the states. So So I ask you where you think ...
Why Trump’s battle against mail-in ballots could hurt GOP candidates
MSNBC· 2025-08-19 18:02
VOTERS IN THE 2024 ELECTION, WHICH YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, HE WON. JOINING US NOW, MARK LEIBOVICH, STAFF WRITER AT THE ATLANTIC AND AN MSNBC POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR. STUART STEVENS IS CHIEF STRATEGIST FOR MITT ROMNEY'S 2012 CAMPAIGN SENIOR ADVISER AT THE LINCOLN PROJECT.MARK, THERE IS THIS DEBATE GOING ON ABOUT WHETHER TRUMP CAN EVEN JUST USE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO END MAIL IN VOTING. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN. >> WELL, HE CAN'T USE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO END MAIL IN VOTING.I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, THE STATES GENERALLY ...
'Taking advice from sitting dictator': Reaction to Trump push to end mail-in ballots
MSNBC· 2025-08-19 15:21
Joining us now is Colorado's Democratic Secretary of State, Jenna Griswald. She's running to be the state's attorney general in 2026 and has called this a quote direct attack on democracy. So, Secretary Griswald, your state's actually a great fact check on the president when he says mail ballots only elect Democrats.That's one of the complaints he's leveled. But Colorado has elected Republicans like Senator Corey Gardner as recently as 2014. So talk about what you're seeing in the president's renewed push h ...
FACT CHECK: What Trump got wrong about mail-in voting during meeting with Zelenskyy
MSNBC· 2025-08-18 21:34
Mail-in ballots are corrupt. Mail-in ballots. You can never have a real democracy with mail-in ballots.And we, as a Republican party, are going to do everything possible that we get rid of mail-in ballots. We're going to start with an executive order that's being written right now by the best lawyers in the country to end mail-in ballots because they're corrupt. And uh do you know that we're the only country in the world, I believe, I may be wrong, but just about the only country in the world that uses it b ...