The RNC has not named the 17 states, but the RNC chair described the deployment as part of a broader strategy to maintain Republican control of Congress after 2026.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced Tuesday that it is deploying staff — including “poll watchers” and “election observers” — to at least 17 states in what it calls a nationwide “election integrity” operation ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The move comes as Republicans intensify attacks on voting rights and election administration following years of false claims about widespread voter fraud and mounting efforts to challenge voting access, fair maps and election results in key states.

And the new operation appears to go beyond traditional poll watching.

  • ZeroCool@piefed.caEnglish
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    6 days ago

    The RNC has not named the 17 states, but Gruters described the deployment as part of a broader strategy to maintain Republican control of Congress after 2026.

    “If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.”

    • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukEnglish
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      6 days ago

      They already have. It’s old news, they’ve been ratfucking elections since before we were born. They’re sig heiling on TV and people still point out that they’re hypocrites as if that’ll finally break the spell. It hasn’t.