Posted on 03/13/2026 10:52:52 PM PDT by John Semmens
The latest poll of registered voters from NBC News found that President Trump was viewed less unfavorably than the two leading Democrats contenders for the 2028 presidential nomination. Trump's percentages were 41% positive to 53% negative for a net -12%. Gov. California Gavin Newsom's were 27% positive to 45% negative for a net -18%. Former Vice-President Kamala Harris' were 34% positive to 51% negative for a net of -17%. Comparisons for the Republican and Democrat Parties were similar. Voters rated Republicans as 37% positive to 51% negative for a net -14%. Democrats were rated 30% positive to 52% negative for a net of -22%.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) pointed out that "this same poll showed that Democrats were more favorably rated than Iran, which had an 8% positive rating vs a 51% negative rating for a net -43%. I also want to remind you that Trump won't be eligible to run in 2028. So, his numbers are really irrelevant in comparison to Gov. Newsom and former VP Harris."
Schumer went on to add "this poll only surveyed registered voters and excludes the millions of non-registered folks who will still cast ballots. The Republicans want to block these folks from casting ballots by enacting a voter ID requirement to the process. This legislation was passed by a slim majority in the House, but will not be able to get past a Democrat filibuster in the Senate. Requiring voters to be identified before being allowed to cast a ballot violates the right to a secret ballot. Thirteen states--including California, New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts--do not require IDs. Long-term statistics show that fewer than 5% of the ballots cast are by persons ineligible to vote. To try to prevent this small fraction of invalid ballots, Republicans want to violate states' rights to conduct their elections as they see fit."
MS Now confirmed Schumer's arguments, saying "over the past two decades only 34 individuals were arrested for illegally casting a ballot. This conclusively proves that vote fraud is an insignificant problem. The Republican effort to require voter IDs is a fake 'solution' for a virtually non-existent crime."
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, the lone House Democrat who voted for the SAVE Act, disagreed with Schumer's position on the legislation, saying "an overwhelming majority of American citizens want to ensure their votes aren't canceled by fraudulent votes. Yet, in almost every election there are 'irregularities' like more ballots counted than there are registered voters in the jurisdiction, late arriving ballots without a verified chain of custody that overwhelm the results of verified votes, and post-election investigations that show obvious fraud--like 1,000s of mail-in ballots where the voter's address is a vacant building or a home too small for the number of votes supposed to have been cast from that address. That few arrests have been made doesn't mean our elections are 'the most secure ever,' as has been claimed by some. The citizens' faith in our democracy is undermined by these 'irregularities' and by my Party's adamant opposition to proper verification of voters' identities. We need honest voting and honest counting. The SAVE Act is an important step toward achieving this."
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The money quote: “Now confirmed is Schumer saying, “over the past two decades only 34 individuals were arrested for illegally casting a ballot. This conclusively proves that vote fraud is an insignificant problem. The Republican effort to require voter IDs is a fake ‘solution’ for a virtually non-existent crime.”
lol
Disliked since the day of that cruddy cardboard Christian Carter!
Kamala Harris is considered “less bad” than the dismal showing of Gavin Newsom?
Negative is still negative. And besides, the comparison SHOULD be made in terms of JD Vance and Marco Rubio. Donald Trump’s name shall not appear on the ballot ever again for the Presidency.
The Democrats probably should pull a “Hail Mary” and run a dark horse, for all the difference it will make for their chances.
“statistics show that fewer than 5% of the ballots cast are by persons ineligible to vote.”
True! Most Vote Harvesters are eligible to vote.
The issue is that Vote Harvesters vote on behalf of the dead, minors 16-17 who have a drivers license, non-citizens who have a drivers license, movers, vacant houses, vacant lots.
Shumers statement is absolutely correct.
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