Patrick Marley

Donald Trump has really inserted himself into the midterm elections, and not just in the normal way a president might where they're trying to influence elections, but by actually changing the rules of elections.

So it's really this broad approach that is unlike anything we've seen in modern history.

It would be extremely disruptive to get rid of voting machines.

It would slow down the count greatly.

It would require hundreds of thousands of more poll workers if it were implemented nationally.

We'd be waiting weeks for results.

Results couldn't be trusted.

They'd be less accurate.

It's the kind of idea that's got both Republicans and Democrats alarmed.

The states have largely rejected this.

There are 10 or so states who have said they would agree with the administration and have either provided the list or said that they would provide the list.

The other states are fighting it in court.

The Department of Justice had sued more than 20 states now.

We haven't gotten many rulings.

It looks like there's one very initial ruling out of Oregon that is not in the administration's favor.

That's a sign of the difficulties for the Trump administration to get this stuff.

A lot of this is about building a narrative and making people trust elections less and making people think that there's much more rampant fraud than there is.

Fraud does exist.

There are cases where people are charged that are not eligible to vote that vote.

A non-citizen votes.