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Trump ramps up involvement in this year’s elections in possible preview of midterms pressure
Trump is deploying federal monitors and supporting redistricting to influence key state elections as a strategy to strengthen Republican control ahead of 2026 midterms.
- Next week, President Donald Trump is focusing on the voting process after months of maneuvers, while the Department of Justice announced election monitors in New Jersey and California counties.
- President Donald Trump has pursued a monthslong campaign to boost his party ahead of the midterms, pushing Republican-controlled state governments to redraw maps and investigate Democratic politicians and fundraisers.
- In key states, California voters will decide on redistricting and Pennsylvania voters on Supreme Court justice retention, with early voting underway and no major issues, according to David Becker.
- Critics noted the monitors were sent at the behest of local Republican parties, Democratic attorneys general raised alarms, and experts stressed election monitors can only observe, not change outcomes.
- Observers cautioned that the moves may be testing strategies for 2026, and Hannah Fried said last week that the election will provide key data on future issues.
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Trump ramps up involvement in this year's elections in possible preview of midterms pressure
President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the voting process for next week's elections. That's alarming some prominent Democrats who believe Trump will make unsubstantiated claims of fraud similar to what he did in 2020 before he tried to overturn his election loss.
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