President Donald Trump’s pitch to GOP voters this election cycle may very well be what hands Democrats a historic midterm victory, former Trump official Miles Taylor predicted on MS NOW’s “The Weekend” Sunday.
“I genuinely think that we are seeing Donald Trump mount an absolutely historic get-out-the-vote effort,” said Taylor, a former senior advisor for the Department of Homeland Security. “The only problem for him is he’s doing it for the other side.”
His fellow panelists burst out laughing.
Earlier this month, Trump claimed that if his controversial voter ID bill known as the SAVE America Act became law, Republicans would maintain control of Congress for 100 years. He also told Christian GOP voters that if they supported him in 2024, they “don’t have to vote again” as he and Republicans would have it “fixed so good.”
“Almost three in four Democrats in this country say this is the most important midterm in their lifetimes, extraordinary enthusiasm about getting out to vote in this election. On the other hand, Republicans, their enthusiasm is very soft this election cycle,” Taylor said.
“It’s because there’s been a guy at the head of their party for the past two years who’s said, ‘if you re-elect me, you’ll never have to vote again,’” Taylor said. “Unfortunately for him, they seem to be listening! They seem to be thinking, ‘maybe we don’t need to vote again!’ This is the same man who weeks ago on July 3 said, ‘if you let me pass the SAVE America Act, Republicans will win for 100 years’ – he’s telling his side, ‘we don’t need you to show up, we’ve got it covered!’”
Taylor continued, “That’s showing up in the data, and if that holds until election day, it’s gonna be a rout for Donald Trump.”
Eugene Daniels, “The Weekend” co-hi concurred with Taylor’s prediction, noting that Trump’s claims about supposed Chinese efforts to influence the 2024 election could also have a suppressing effect on GOP voter turnout.
“And he’s telling his voters that your vote won’t count, he’s telling them over and over again that they’re gonna steal the election! So if I’m a voter, why would I vote?” Daniels said.
“If China or Venezuela or these random countries that he chooses are going to make my vote not count, why would I vote? I’ve talked to Republican strategists who would love for him to stop talking about this, but it’s been 10 years and I don’t think he’s going to.”
Taylor argued that while Trump’s own words may very well suppress GOP voter turnout, they were also a key factor in Democrats’ enthusiasm heading into November.
“If you look at the data right now, there is a remarkable enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans, and it’s largely driven by Trump himself,” Taylor continued. “Donald Trump has made Democrats feel like the fundamental right to vote is at stake, and a lot of folks worry that would result in voter suppression.”
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