Republicans are freaking out, Friend.
They’re floating plans to nationalize the 2026 midterm elections after Trump openly suggested the federal government should step in and run Detroit’s elections. In Congress, they’re pushing dangerous legislation like the SAVE Act and the “Make Elections Great Again” to suppress millions of voters.
Republicans are scrambling because Democrats turned out in record numbers for special elections across the country.
In Michigan’s Senate District 35 primary, Democratic turnout significantly outpaced Republican turnout. In Texas, Democrats just delivered a 31-point swing in a state Senate district Trump won in 2024. In Louisiana, a Democrat won a state House seat with a 37-point swing in another Trump-won district.
Voters are showing up, and Republicans are losing ground. Republicans know they can’t win on their agenda that puts the ultra-wealthy first while making working families foot the bill, so instead of changing their agenda, they’re trying to change the rules.
That’s why what we do right now matters so much. We need to keep up this momentum so that in November, Democrats turn out in numbers so large that our Blue Wave crashes right over their suppression, interference, and schemes.
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Curtis Hertel
Chair, Michigan Democratic Party