We have to prebut Trumpās 2026 stolen election claims.
This is the phrase Mark Warner kept using in our briefing this morning.
We have to make the claims seem ridiculous NOW so he canāt use them after the fact.
We need to be on offense and get ahead of his messaging before he even starts spreading it.
Last night we got a taste of that messaging.
His whole goal is to get people to distrust voting. Whether he can convince them through foreign interference claims or domestic interference claims, heāll try it all
So here are some things to note.
First, the only presidential election heās claiming was stolen was the one HE was in charge of. It was his people who were in charge of making that a safe, free and fair election, and actually, thanks to Russian interference in 2016, it was one of the safest.
During Trumpās first term, Mark Warner co-led the Russia Investigation along with Republican Richard Burr. The findings from that investigation strengthened our elections. All these tools that were created under Trump then, he is trying to dismantle now.
That is the most important point. He did all this. This was all 100% with his supervision.
Second, the job of the Election Assistance Commission, which no longer has a quorum or any members for that matter, was to focus on election security.
One way they did this was through yearly hackathons through a program called Voting Village. Hackers would hack into our voting machines so that we could find every possible loophole and patch it before the election took place.
With the empty EAC, those are no longer happening. So Trump might say he cares about election security, but heās taking away the very tools that keep elections secure in the first place.
And this isnāt news, we know he doesnāt actually care about election security. He wants elections less secure not more.
But heās warped the brains of his followers so they donāt see it. Itās on us to show them.
And thatās easier than you think. This argument is pretty powerful no matter who you voted for. This isnāt about his policies. This is purely about safe and secure elections. Most people, when they hear it in these terms, donāt want Trumpās or foreign interference, even if they voted for him.
But most people reading this essay, or that will talk to people who read it, know that. We know Trump is corrupt, we know he is trying to make elections less secure, this isnāt a useful argument for us.
So, whatās the prebuttal for our communities?
Not voting helps Trump just as much as falling for his election security lie. As Senator Warner said today āif you want to follow his expectations and do his bidding, then donāt vote.ā Itās really that simple.
He knows that with a big enough turnout against him and Republicans, it doesnāt really matter what he does, he WILL lose. Thatās why heās doing this.
So that means voting in every single district, in every single race, even if you think it doesnāt matter.
That means holding your nose and voting for the Dem on your ballot even if they donāt meet your needs.
That means voting early, if you can, cause most of his shenanigans will be on Election Day. He tries to mess with early voting before the fact, but once it starts he pretty much leaves it alone.
It means signing up to be a poll worker if you are able.
It means that red state Dems need to hold your elected officials accountable. Donāt stop shitting on them if they hand over their voter rolls to DHS and pressure them not to if they havenāt already.
It means looking up who the Dems are running for Secretary of State and Attorney General in your state and lifting them up as much as possible.
Iāll leave you with one other thing Warner said: āIf we allow the president to steal it, shame on us.ā
Your vote and your voice is your superpower, but only when you use it. So prebut the hell out of these ridiculous arguments and letās save democracy!
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