Dirty Election Tricks: The Plan to Control the Midterms

Surviving Trump. Saving America · Oct 15, 2026 · 38m

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The federal, state, and local efforts to tilt the 2026 midterms, and the fight to stop them

Overview

Democrats lead in all nine Senate races that will decide the chamber, and they need just three seats to win the House. When the races are this close, small changes in who votes can decide who controls Congress. Trump can't afford to lose, and his administration and his allies are working to make sure he doesn't.

This episode follows those efforts from Washington to your polling place. It asks three questions: Will you be able to vote? Will your vote get counted? And will the…