"I said there are some areas in the country that are extremely corrupt. They have very corrupt elections. Take a look at Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta. There are some areas that are unbelievably corrupt. He continued: I could give you plenty more, too. I say that we cannot have corrupt elections. If we have to, if they don't straighten it out. As an example: voter ID. Why don't the Democrats want voter ID? You know who does want voter ID?"
"Democrat voters want it, but Democrat politicians don't. Why don't they want it? Because they want to cheat on elections. Can you imagine, if I were a politician and they asked me, Do you want voter identification? and I said, No, there's no way you can win that debate. If Democrats don't want voter ID, if they don't want voter ID, that means they want to cheat. We can't allow cheating in elections. Now, if we need to put in federal controls"
Acceptance of midterm results is conditioned on the honesty of the elections. Specific cities — Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta — are cited as examples of extremely corrupt local elections. Voter identification is proposed as a remedy, with the claim that Democratic voters support voter ID while Democratic politicians oppose it to facilitate cheating. Federal controls over elections are presented as an alternative if state-administered processes cannot conduct elections honestly, properly and timely. The SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship for registration is referenced. Critics condemned the positions as a warning of possible federal meddling in election administration.
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