47. That’s the number of senators expected to oppose the act in the chamber. And since 60 votes are needed for cloture, that means this is dead on arrival.
84. That’s the percentage of people who support requiring a photo ID to vote, according to Gallup polling, with 83% supporting showing proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
“Today, we’re voting on what Republicans are calling the SAVE Act, but let’s be real, it’s a straight-up voter suppression bill,” claimed Rep. Jasmine Crockett (R-TX), who is quickly emerging as the face of the Democratic Party on the media front. Crockett also argued the United States needs more illegal immigrants to pick cotton, which isn’t racist or anything.
“The SAVE Act is a voter suppression bill,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) declared before the vote. “We dare you to bring the SAVE Act to the floor.”
Crockett and Jeffries are at least partially correct: This is a voter suppression bill. But their false premise is that voters who live here legally will be suppressed when the fact is that the only people who will find it far more difficult to vote will be millions of illegal immigrants Democrats welcomed into the country under the Biden-Harris administration.
And that was always the plan. Allow millions into the country, give them free stuff like healthcare, provide the ability to obtain a driver’s license, and eventually, the right to vote. This is what happened in Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota, where more than 80,000 illegal immigrants received driver’s licenses after the governor signed the Driver’s Licenses For All Act in 2023.
“The Democrats have made their election playbook clear. Let over 10 million illegal immigrants into our country and allow them to vote,” Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) said in response to the law. “Minnesotans need to be able to trust in our election system, which is why we will not stop fighting to ensure that only legal citizens are voting in our elections.”
In New York City, Democrats attempted to allow 800,000 illegal immigrants to vote in mayoral, city council, and school board elections. But the Republican National Committee fought back and challenged the city council in court, which struck down the measure in the New York State Court of Appeals by a 6-1 vote.
On the national level, the Blue Team continues to make the ridiculous argument that it is somehow exceedingly difficult for minorities to obtain proof of citizenship. Take former Vice President Kamala Harris, for example, the runaway favorite, as of now, to be the Democratic nominee in 2028, who once made this case for ID-less voting:
“In some people’s mind, [a voter ID requirement] means you’re going to have to Xerox or photocopy your ID to send it in to prove who you are,” she told BET. “Well, there are a whole lot of people, especially people who live in rural communities, who don’t — there’s no Kinkos, there’s no OfficeMax near them.”
Spoken like a true San Francisco elitist, don’t you think?
Democrats like Harris have no leg to stand on here. Not just because of polling showing that even a majority of Democrats support proof of citizenship when voting, but also given their hysterical overreactions to Republicans in Georgia passing commonsense voter ID laws in 2021.
“This is Jim Crow in the 21st century. It must end,” then-President Joe Biden bellowed.
“There are components of it that are indeed racist because they use racial animus as a means of targeting the behaviors of certain voters to eliminate their participant and limit their participation in elections,” Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams said in Senate hearings after the law was passed in 2021.
As this was happening, Democrats were attempting to pass a “voting rights” bill that would have imposed a federal takeover of the election system. One key component of the bill would have greatly weakened voter ID requirements, which included allowing student IDs to be used to vote and “sworn written statements” to be submitted if a voter didn’t have an ID.
‘No, really. … I am John Smith. I swear! You have to believe me.”
Well, that should do it.
Fortunately, former Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema refused efforts to blow up the filibuster, and the bill died in the Senate despite all 50 Democratic senators supporting the bill.
No matter. On cue, the media took the side of the party they serve.
“Failure on Voting Rights Would Be Historic” — New York Times
“Manchin, Sinema join with GOP in rejecting attempt to change filibuster rules, effectively killing Democratic voting bill” — Washington Post
“How Joe Manchin Knifed the Democrats — and Bailed on Saving Democracy” — Rolling Stone
For its part, MLB moved its All-Star Game out of Atlanta, a huge blow to local businesses. Georgia-based companies, including Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines, and the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons condemned the new law.
But then, a funny thing happened: In Georgia’s next statewide election, voting records were shattered. In three weeks of early voting in 2022, there was a 212% jump over the 2020 presidential primaries and a 168% increase over the 2018 gubernatorial primaries.
As for making things more difficult to vote, a survey conducted by the University of Georgia at the time found that precisely 0% of black respondents said they had a “poor” experience when voting.
Zero.
Overall, Democrats keep walking into the same trap. Yes, they aren’t allowing some GOP bills to pass in the Senate, but they’re also writing the easiest campaign ads for Republican candidates.
Protecting biological women from competing against biological men? Democrats took the 20 side of that 80/20 issue, with 203 Democrats in the House voting against a bill to do just that.
President Donald Trump created the Department of Government Efficiency to audit hopelessly bloated and wasteful government agencies, and Democrats not only oppose it but say Trump and Elon Musk are attempting to destroy democracy in the process. A recent CBS poll shows 77% of people support DOGE’s mission.
Democrats are also opposing any and all of Trump’s proposals on the economy, including extending the Trump tax cuts from his first term. Not smart.
Democrats say Trump isn’t bringing down costs of everyday items, and then a report came out this week showing inflation is at a five-year low. Egg prices are down 50%, and energy prices are down 30%.
Better trade deals are coming.
The border is secure.
Private sector employment is skyrocketing.
Military recruitment is way up.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are a thing of the past.
As Trump approaches 100 days in office, Democrats are seen as the party of blind resistance while they tacitly support what can only be called domestic terrorism. The party refuses to condemn publicly the firebombing of Tesla dealerships and the vandalism of privately owned Teslas, which were once embraced by Democrats as the electric vehicle here to help save the planet.
Approval of the party that appropriately uses a donkey as its logo stands at 21%, according to Quinnipiac. NBC News has the party in its polling at 27%, while CNN clocks in at 29%. Gas station sushi is more popular.
And it gets worse in another CNN poll regarding Trump’s tariff war. On the question to voters, “Who cares for the needs of people like me?” Republicans and Democrats are now tied thanks to big gains among working-class voters.
“One of the most shocking pieces of poll data I truthfully have seen this year, or maybe in any prior year,” CNN pollster Harry Enten exclaimed. “Look at prior years! Democrats ALWAYS lead on this question! 13 points. 23 points. 19 points … now, a tie?!
“All of a sudden the Democrats, who were the party of the people. No more!”
Out of its instinct to reject Trump on everything, the party has lost all common sense.
Voters certainly know what Democrats are against, even on policies and positions that 8 in 10 people support. The big problem is it’s increasingly more difficult to know exactly what they’re for.
