February 16, 2026
On the SAVE Act…
Both parties used to support stronger election safeguards. Why? Because it is common sense, but also because neither fully trusted the other.
Anti-cheating mechanisms are standard, especially if you think your opponent might cheat.
So here’s a thought experiment:
If you believe the other party is dishonest… why would you oppose voter ID, tighter controls, Election Day voting?
Unless — and this is awkward — you’ve figured out they’re actually more honest than you are.
Go figure.
“Photo ID is just one common-sense protection.”
— Jimmy Carter
Democratic President and co-chair of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform, 2005
“There’s nothing wrong with asking a person to prove who they are… That’s common sense.”
— Senator Joe Manchin
(D–West Virginia), ABC News, June 2021
“No one has ever objected to having to prove who you are to vote.”
— Stacey Abrams
Democratic voting rights advocate and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, CNN, June 17, 2021
“People need to know their vote is protected, and I think it’s okay to require an ID as long as the process is fair.”
— President Bill Clinton
(D), paraphrased from a 2006 interview on election security
“It’s not voter suppression to ask for ID.”
— Jason Kander
Democrat and former Missouri Secretary of State, public remarks, 2015
“I don’t have a problem with ID.”
— Rep. John Lewis
(D–Georgia), civil rights icon, quoted in NPR retrospectives, ~2012
“Requiring identification to vote is not by itself unreasonable.”
— The Washington Post
Editorial Board, July 10, 2012
“How can you argue with a straight face that requiring ID to vote is an outrageous infringement on liberty?”
— Michael Kinsley
liberal columnist, Slate Magazine, March 20, 2012
“I’ve always had to show ID to vote in Louisiana. It’s just part of the process.”
— Donna Brazile
former DNC Chair, Fox News interview, July 2017
“Most Americans—including most Democrats—think voter ID is reasonable. That’s not a crazy position.”
— Nate Silver
founder of FiveThirtyEight and left-leaning political data analyst, Twitter, 2020
“The case for voter ID isn’t inherently racist or partisan—it’s rooted in the basic principle of secure identity.”
— Derek Thompson
staff writer at The Atlantic, March 2012
“75% of Americans—including over half of Democrats—say requiring government-issued photo ID to vote is ‘a good idea.’”
— CNN/SSRS Poll
July 2021
“76% of Americans—including 60% of Democrats—favor requiring all voters to show government-issued photo ID.”
— Pew Research Center
October 2018
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