Trump has put pressure on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a measure that would require photo identification and proof of U.S. citizenship to vote.
Can someone explain to me what this means for USA?
(I’m not from USA and am not familiar with the system)
To me, USA has a guide-only vote because the actual vote it’s not by the people but by Electoral College which means the people don’t actually vote. They vote for someone hoping that the elector will vote like them in turn, it’s a trust me bro kind of situation.
We can’t make it that easy, so here’s the shorthand version:
The Electoral College is ONLY for the Presidential election (every 4 years), which is in 2028, so it’s not relevant for this election. 2026 is called a Midterm Election, and it’s for all the members of the House of Representatives (every 2 years) and some members of the Senate (every 6 years), and then a bunch of state and local races for governor, mayor, dog catcher, etc.
House of Representatives Reps, represent 400+ districts around the country, which is why they can’t just rig the election like last time. There is a LOT of controversy about how these district boundary lines are drawn, called Gerrymandering, which allows for a lot of manipulation, and can be responsible for crazy election results. Trump has been demanding that states draw new district boundaries that would favor him, but most of them have been rejected by the states, the voters, or the courts.
Gerrymandering is a very complex and confusing science, far too much too discuss here. So while the House doesn’t have to deal with the Electoral College, they have their own weird system to navigate.
There are 50 senators, 2 per state, and they are chosen by a pure popular vote of each state. They are probably the most fair election in our Federal system.
There are some anomalies in state and local elections, but they tend to be straight popular votes.
The USA president is elected every 4 years by the Electoral College.
The Midterm Elections are for everyone else basically that are supporting the president in the first 2 years and then hopefully the elections are good enought so he can get support for another 2 years. And writing this, it seems that if he get suppport for another 2 years after the midterms, there is an increased chance of the next president to be of the same party.? Weird
You’re getting there, but I caution you to not go too deep down the rabbit hole, it will make you crazy.
There’s a weird thing that happens with Midterms. When a new president takes over, the opposing party often gets motivated late, and goes on the attack in the Midterms, often resulting in the President losing control of the House, causing massive headaches for the next 2 years, and threatening his reelection.
This was big after Obama’s win, with Republicans (the Tea Party, proto-MAGAs) flipping the House in a big way. In 2022, Trump expected a Republican landslide due only to history alone, and was really pissed when the historical trend didn’t pan out.
So here we are in the classic situation - a very unpopular president going into the Midterm with every reason to believe he’s facing bloodbath. It is very likely that the House will flip, and perhaps even the Senate, which was thought to be safe a few months ago, but is now facing a legitimate threat.
Trump could lose BOTH Legislative Chambers, who both have investigative committees with subpoena and arrest powers. He will certainly have no chance of passing any legislation that allows him to stick around for another term.
Right, that’s why there’s so much emphasis on middterms. Fingers crossed he gets arrested. Haven’t seen so much corruption out of Africa and South America since the early 90’s.
Can someone explain to me what this means for USA? (I’m not from USA and am not familiar with the system) To me, USA has a guide-only vote because the actual vote it’s not by the people but by Electoral College which means the people don’t actually vote. They vote for someone hoping that the elector will vote like them in turn, it’s a trust me bro kind of situation.
We can’t make it that easy, so here’s the shorthand version:
The Electoral College is ONLY for the Presidential election (every 4 years), which is in 2028, so it’s not relevant for this election. 2026 is called a Midterm Election, and it’s for all the members of the House of Representatives (every 2 years) and some members of the Senate (every 6 years), and then a bunch of state and local races for governor, mayor, dog catcher, etc.
House of Representatives Reps, represent 400+ districts around the country, which is why they can’t just rig the election like last time. There is a LOT of controversy about how these district boundary lines are drawn, called Gerrymandering, which allows for a lot of manipulation, and can be responsible for crazy election results. Trump has been demanding that states draw new district boundaries that would favor him, but most of them have been rejected by the states, the voters, or the courts.
Gerrymandering is a very complex and confusing science, far too much too discuss here. So while the House doesn’t have to deal with the Electoral College, they have their own weird system to navigate.
There are 50 senators, 2 per state, and they are chosen by a pure popular vote of each state. They are probably the most fair election in our Federal system.
There are some anomalies in state and local elections, but they tend to be straight popular votes.
Ok, I think I get it.
The USA president is elected every 4 years by the Electoral College.
The Midterm Elections are for everyone else basically that are supporting the president in the first 2 years and then hopefully the elections are good enought so he can get support for another 2 years. And writing this, it seems that if he get suppport for another 2 years after the midterms, there is an increased chance of the next president to be of the same party.? Weird
You’re getting there, but I caution you to not go too deep down the rabbit hole, it will make you crazy.
There’s a weird thing that happens with Midterms. When a new president takes over, the opposing party often gets motivated late, and goes on the attack in the Midterms, often resulting in the President losing control of the House, causing massive headaches for the next 2 years, and threatening his reelection.
This was big after Obama’s win, with Republicans (the Tea Party, proto-MAGAs) flipping the House in a big way. In 2022, Trump expected a Republican landslide due only to history alone, and was really pissed when the historical trend didn’t pan out.
So here we are in the classic situation - a very unpopular president going into the Midterm with every reason to believe he’s facing bloodbath. It is very likely that the House will flip, and perhaps even the Senate, which was thought to be safe a few months ago, but is now facing a legitimate threat.
Trump could lose BOTH Legislative Chambers, who both have investigative committees with subpoena and arrest powers. He will certainly have no chance of passing any legislation that allows him to stick around for another term.
Right, that’s why there’s so much emphasis on middterms. Fingers crossed he gets arrested. Haven’t seen so much corruption out of Africa and South America since the early 90’s.
Next level shit.