If GOP Wants To Win Midterms, They Need To Pass The SAVE Act

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The Federalist
Article date: 
17 February 2026
Article category: 
National News
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political
Republican
secure voter id
voter registration
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Republicans worried about losing in the upcoming November midterms can bolster turnout by delivering on the promises they made to voters — including passing the SAVE America Act...

“While Trump’s policies are really popular, the Republicans in Congress themselves are not that popular and Trump isn’t on the ballot. So you’ve got Dems all jacked up to … vote against Republicans, but what Republicans need to do is to deliver on the things they said they were going to do,” Davis said...

Campos-Duffy pointed out that trust in government has collapsed, but that one way Republicans can increase trust is by securing elections and passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which will require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID for casting a ballot...

The SAVE America Act passed the House 218-213, but the legislation appears to be stalling in the Republican-controlled Senate. As The Federalist’s Matt Kittle wrote, election integrity measures in the legislation are wildly popular, and bringing up a vote in the Senate via the “talking filibuster” would force legislators to “explain to the 80 percent of Americans (including a significant number of Democrats) who support citizenship and ID requirements, why they so vehemently oppose basic election integrity.”...

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