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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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From: S. maltophilia11/6/2025 3:45:22 PM
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Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight?
Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote.

By Hanna Rosin

Go ahead, Democrats. Congratulate yourselves on your multiple victories in this week’s elections. Enjoy your parties. Indulge in fantasies about how big your tent can be, how many new presidential prospects now seem possible. But after that, brace yourselves, because Republicans may not be playing by the same rules a year from now.

Since President Donald Trump took office for his second term—indeed, since his loss in 2020—he has shown his willingness to subvert the rules of free and fair elections. In various ways, he’s used his power to intimidate potential opponents, Democratic donors, and even voters who might oppose him. His administration appointed the election denier Heather Honey to the newly created role of deputy assistant secretary for election integrity. This week’s decisive Democratic victories mean that Trump and his allies have no reason to stray from that path as the 2026 midterms approach. As Trump posted on Truth Social just after the Democratic victories were announced this week: “…AND SO IT BEGINS!”

Democrats have started working the refs in response. On the ballot in....

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I think it will be a lot less dramatic, with voter intimidation and turnout suppression well in advance of next November.
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