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The Dems Prepare to Stop the ’26 Steal

With Trump allies floating ideas ranging from strict voter ID mandates to declaring a national emergency to seize control of elections, Democrats are preparing for what they fear could be unprecedented federal intervention in the midterms.

Mark Warner
Mark Warner, who oversaw the bipartisan Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, accused the second Trump administration of doing more to undermine elections than protect them. Photo: Tom Brenner/Getty Images
Leigh Ann Caldwell
March 8, 2026

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Last month, at the annual House Democratic retreat in Northern Virginia, a much-discussed topic wasn’t on the agenda, according to two sources familiar with the conversations: Donald Trump’s threats to tamper with November’s midterm elections. “These issues had never entered the public consciousness,” a senior Democratic aide told me. “Now, it is absolutely in the mainstream and a concern of voters.”