How Trump could undermine the midterms
The president really has no power over elections – but that hasn’t stopped Trump from laying the groundwork to challenge results in November
Rep. Draper’s voting rights focus connects to this Guardian report on concerns about election misinformation and efforts that could undermine confidence in midterm results.
In this Guardian report, Rep. Draper’s focus on voting rights aligns with concerns about public confidence in elections and efforts to challenge results despite the president’s limited formal authority over how elections are run.
Trump’s increasingly inflammatory rhetoric is itself a threat to the integrity of the 2026 election, said Georgia state senator Saira Draper, a leading voting administration expert, who warned that narrative attacks are designed to undermine outcomes, regardless of who wins.“By sowing distrust in elections, no matter what the outcome is, he continues on the division, whether his party wins or not into the next term,” said Draper, who suggested that such constant rhetoric turns followers into “foot soldiers for the cause”.