{"id":14848,"date":"2026-02-04T16:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14848"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:19:49","slug":"thune-rejects-trumps-call-for-gop-to-take-over-and-nationalize-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14848","title":{"rendered":"Thune rejects Trump\u2019s call for GOP to take over and \u2018nationalize\u2019 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ScreenShot_2026-02-04_161742_999.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ScreenShot_2026-02-04_161742_999.png 317w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ScreenShot_2026-02-04_161742_999-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday rejected President Trump\u2019s call for Republicans in Washington to \u201cnationalize\u201d voting in the United States and \u201ctake over\u201d the management of elections in 15 states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thune said that while he strongly supports requiring voters to show identification to prove they are citizens, he does not support the federal government seizing the power to run elections, noting the Constitution gives that power to the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m supportive of only citizens voting and showing ID at polling places. I think that makes sense. \u2026 But I\u2019m not in favor of federalizing elections, no. I think that\u2019s a constitutional issue,\u201d Thune told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m a big believer in decentralized and distributed power. And I think it\u2019s harder to hack 50 election systems than it is to hack one. In my view, at least, that\u2019s always a system that has worked pretty well,\u201d he said of the benefits of empowering states to run federal elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thune made his comments when asked about Trump\u2019s call for Republicans to \u201ctake over\u201d voting procedures in 15 states to prevent voter fraud in the midterm elections, in which Democrats are projected to pick up Senate seats and flip control of the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Republicans should say, \u2018We want to take over,\u2019\u201d Trump told Dan Bongino, the conservative podcaster and former deputy FBI director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should take over the voting, the voting in at least many \u2014 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s call comes amid a push by Senate and House conservatives to pass the SAVE Act, which would require voters to present documents such as passports and birth certificates to prove their citizenship when registering to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill would also require an overhaul of online voter registration systems and require states to conduct regular reviews of voting rolls to purge voters who are associated with faulty data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats would vigorously oppose implementing stricter voting requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe SAVE Act is nothing more than Jim Crow 2.0. It would disenfranchise millions of Americans. Every single Senate Democrat will vote against any bill that contains it,\u201d he said in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday rejected President Trump\u2019s call for Republicans in Washington to \u201cnationalize\u201d voting in the United States and \u201ctake over\u201d the management of elections in 15 states. 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