Before a plurality of mostly deceived voters re-elected djt in 2024, assuming the election wasn’t rigged by MAGA, it was clear that the 2026 election would be pivotal for the radical, corrupt, authoritarian MAGA wealth and power movement. Project 2025 was crystal clear in its cynical intent to subvert elections and disenfranchise opposition voters while pretending to be concerned with “election integrity.” MAGA claims it wants to stop all the massive, but non-existent, voter fraud and prevent it in future elections. The WaPo reports (not paywalled) about a MAGA initiative to inject vast amounts of chaos into the 2026 elections:
Trump’s order could force states to buy costly new voting machines
The edict could hurl elections into tumult, though lawsuits challenging the order mean it probably won’t be implemented anytime soonPresident Donald Trump’s plan to overhaul elections could hurl 2026 into turmoil by forcing states to hand-count ballots or scramble to spend millions of dollars on voting systems that aren’t yet on the market, according to election officials and voting experts.
If put into effect, his recent executive order attempting to transform elections could make it impossible for some states to use voting machines, election experts said. No voting systems are commercially available that meet the standards the president put forward in his executive order. Election officials broadly oppose hand-counting ballots as an alternative because the practice is time-consuming and prone to errors.
If Trump’s plan ever comes to fruition, it could hit taxpayers hard. Outfitting every state with new machines could cost $1 billion or more.
“It will create chaos in the states, and it seems almost designed to create chaos,” said David Becker, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Election Innovation and Research.
As usual, is there evidence that MAGA elites want to get rid of meaningful elections starting in 2026 while pretending they are protecting meaningful elections? As equally usual, yes there is.
Q: What does Project 2025 say about election integrity and is that a stalking hose for subverting elections and disenfranchising voters opposed to MAGA and Trump?A: Project 2025, a comprehensive 900+ page policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation and over 100 conservative and authoritarian organizations, outlines significant changes to how elections would be administered under an authoritarian administration. While its authors frame these changes as protecting election integrity, multiple analyses suggest these proposals could fundamentally alter democratic participation in America.
Shifting Enforcement from Civil Rights to Criminal Prosecution
One of the most consequential proposals in Project 2025 involves transferring responsibility for investigating and prosecuting election-related offenses from the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to its Criminal Division 2 4 5. This represents more than a bureaucratic reshuffling—it signals a fundamental change in approach.
Weakening Election Security Infrastructure
Project 2025 proposes significant cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 1 4, an agency created during the Trump administration in 2018 that provides essential cyber and physical security support to election offices across the country 1.
The plan would strip CISA of most of its ability to assist local election offices with security matters and bar it from any role in countering election-related conspiracies—even those originating from hostile foreign actors 4. For many local election administrators with limited IT resources, CISA has been a critical partner in navigating evolving security threats and providing accurate information about elections 4.
Undermining the Fight Against Misinformation
Project 2025 proposes eliminating Department of Homeland Security efforts to counter election disinformation 1 2 4, which has been central to addressing rising threats against election workers 1. The document argues that CISA's and the FBI's work to identify potentially false information about elections violates the First Amendment 1..... very long analysis ....Conclusion
While framed as enhancing election integrity, these proposals shifts focus from protecting voting rights to criminalizing voting, reduces critical security resources for election offices, enables the spread of misinformation, and creates mechanisms for federal interference in state voter rolls.
The evidence suggests these changes collectively serve as a means to selectively disenfranchise voters opposed to MAGA and Trump by creating an environment of fear and intimidation for both voters and election officials, enabling targeted voter purges, and weaponizing federal agencies against political opponents. Despite Trump's public attempts to distance himself from Project 2025 during the campaign, his appointment of one of its creators [Russell Vought, OMB director] to a significant administration position indicates major alignment with its goals.
Welp ladies 'n germs, there we have it. djt and MAGA want to subvert the 2026 election. They’re doing their darnedest to git 'er done before it’s too late and voters toss enough of MAGA out of congress to shift some power back to the Dems.
