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Al Franken - Ari Berman on Trump's Plans to Steal the Midterms
We're joined by our friend and National Voting Rights Correspondent for Mother Jones, Ari Berman! Ari is here to break down the alarming ways the Trump administration is laying the groundwork to cheat and interfere in the 2026 midterms and what is standing in their way.
The seizure of ballots from Fulton County, GA is a remarkable escalation of Trump's war against democracy. What could he, Tulsi Gabbard, and the rest of his goons be up to?
We also do a deep dive on the SAVE America Act and all the ways it would disenfranchise voters. But Ari suggests that it might not have the intended outcome that Trump and the Republicans are hoping for.
Plus, we get analysis of all of the redistricting happening around the country and how some of Trump's demands could backfire. - Al Franken - 03/01/2026.
READ Ari’s work in Mother Jones: https://www.motherjones.com/author/ari-berman/