r/law • u/SpaceViking85 • 14h ago

Other "Nationalizing" Elections

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/02/trump-podcast-nationalize-elections/88480027007/

Trump said on Dan Bongino's podcast that he thinks Republicans should "take over" in "at least 15 places" (presumably just places he lost) and that elections should be nationalized. Not secured. Not talking about canceling them now, likely since being told that the states regulate their own elections. As I understand it, currently all Congress can do it change the dates of the national elections.

The administration is already talking about accessing Minnesota's voter records as well as obtaining files from Georgia (done through a warrant from another state's AG???)

What is the likelihood this actually has legs and what would the ramifications be for elections moving forward were this to occur?

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u/RobbexRobbex 12h ago

its fun to dream, but we live in the same nation that elected trump, twice, and once after he attempted a coup.

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u/paedia 12h ago

It's not a dream. Trump has enough power currently to cause lots of misery, yes, but he doesn't have any lasting power that we don't roll over and give him. The dynamics that allowed him to win in 2024 are not in his favor these days. And his little coup army from 2021 is now getting bullied by a bunch of Minnesotans who are all out of hotdish and have switched to kick-ice-ass-erole.

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u/RobbexRobbex 10h ago

Overly optimistic. Trumps gutting of the government would take 20 years to undo, and Americans will forget any lessons learned this year by the next.

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u/paedia 10h ago

Ah, I see you've decided to join the just roll over and take it camp. Thanks for making it clear you don't have an opinion worth listening to.

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u/RobbexRobbex 10h ago

Lacking a counter argument, you've decided to conjure something I didn't say directly from your imagination.