Florida could hand 3 more House seats to Republicans if Gov. DeSantis follows the extreme, racist, partisan gerrymandering in Texas,¹ — giving the GOP an even greater chance to control Congress for a decade or more.

Trump isn’t settling with unconstitutional gerrymandering on his quest to destroy free and fair elections. He’s also trying to end mail voting, continuing to peddle lies about voting machines, and calling for a mid-decade census that would exclude non-citizens from the count.^2,3 This is Trump’s all-out attack on the freedom to vote and the very survival of democracy.

Trump spread disinformation about rigged elections for years. Now, he’s actually trying to rig the midterms so he can keep hold of power and continue his authoritarian takeover of America. Trump’s call to end the “scam” and “hoax” of mail-in voting would potentially disenfranchise millions.⁴ Congress must protect the constitution and our freedom to vote.

For more than a decade, Republicans have made voter suppression a main part of their agenda at the state and federal level. They’ve pushed voter ID laws, partisan gerrymandering, and now the SAVE Act, which would create an extreme burden for millions to vote.⁵ Trump is escalating these undemocratic tactics to a whole new level.

“He can't just decree that we don't have mail-in balloting anymore. The Constitution says that each state gets to set its own rules for running elections,” said a UCLA law professor.⁶ But Trump has shown that he will break the law and demand that his MAGA loyalists in state governments do his bidding no matter what the Constitution says.

The White House is trying to cause as much chaos as possible ahead of the midterms. Trump is sowing distrust, targeting immigrants, and spreading propaganda — all the hallmarks of a strongman’s attempt to destroy democratic elections. Congress must stop Trump’s brazen moves to steal the midterms.

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the Demand Progress team

Sources:

1. Intelligencer, "The Nightmare Redistricting Scenario for Democrats,” August 25, 2025.
2. The New York Times, "Trump Wants to End Mail-In Voting Ahead of Next Year’s Midterms,” August 18, 2025.
3. NPR, "Trump wants a new U.S. census to exclude people here illegally. It'd be unprecedented,” August 7, 2025.
4. CNN, "Trump’s new warnings about mail-in voting are the most sinister yet,” August 19, 2025.
5. Brennan Center for Justice, "The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election,” August 3, 2025.
6. PBS, "Does Trump have the power to end mail-in voting? Legal scholar weighs in,” August 23, 2025.

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