A congressional debate over election security is threatening to crack Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) relationship with the MAGA Right as activists vow political retribution if Republicans do not send the SAVE America Act to President Donald Trump’s desk. A call-your-senator-style pressure campaign over the legislation, which mandates voter ID and proof of citizenship […]
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A congressional debate over election security is threatening to crack Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) relationship with the MAGA Right as activists vow political retribution if Republicans do not send the SAVE America Act to President Donald Trump’s desk.
A call-your-senator-style pressure campaign over the legislation, which mandates voter ID and proof of citizenship when registering to vote, has morphed into grassroots anger at Thune, who has not yet brought the bill to the Senate floor and is still discussing with colleagues whether to skirt the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold to pass it.
