Senate Democrats’ recent rejection of voter ID is giving Republicans fresh ammunition in the midterm fight, putting them on the opposite side of a practice that is common across the country and broadly popular with voters in both parties.Republicans have developed a cynical view of why Democrats won’t play ball with voter ID, arguing that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus don’t want to give the GOP a win heading into the midterm elections."Democrats are gonna vote against it because they don't want to give the president a win," Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told Fox News D...
Dems hand GOP fresh midterm weapon by opposing widely used voter ID
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Oct 4, 2026 • 2 weeks ago
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