Republicans just need to gain four seats in the House in order to restrain Democrats.
But some of Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy’s friends are concerned that House Republicans are starting to question their chances in the midterm elections.
Due to historical tendencies in their favor, Republican leaders believe that the GOP will be able to retake the House this fall. However, there are new worries within the party that Democrats may be able to undo the party’s achievements.
Republicans who break the law in an attempt to sway elections won’t help, though.
An absentee ballot fraud scheme led to the arrest of an election commissioner in New York by the FBI.
“Jason Schofield was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart on Tuesday on an indictment charging him with unlawfully using the names and dates of birth of voters to fraudulently apply for absentee ballots for elections held in Rensselaer County in 2021,” according to Conservative Brief.
Schofield, a Republican, was released on his own recognizance until his trial scheduled before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino.
“He is accused of unlawfully possessing and using the names and dates of birth of voters in connection with absentee ballot applications that he submitted to a New York State Board of Elections website in 2021. The indictment alleges that Schofield applied for absentee ballots in the names of people who had no interest in voting in 2021 and did not request absentee ballots or Schofield’s assistance in voting or obtaining absentee ballots,” Fox News added.
“In some of these instances, the indictment explained, Schofield also took possession of the absentee ballots issued to these voters, brought them to voters, and had them sign absentee ballot envelopes without actually voting. This allegedly allowed Schofield or another person to cast votes in these voters’ names in Rensselaer County’s 2021 primary and general elections.”
“If convicted, Schofield would face up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of up to 3 years on each of the 12 counts.”
“Jason T. Schofield was arrested outside his residence Tuesday morning by the FBI and charged with fraudulently obtaining and processing absentee ballots last year using personal information of at least eight voters without their permission.” https://t.co/2hKodPXXz9
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 13, 2022
An online portal used to order absentee ballots has been a focus of FBI investigation that led to Tuesday’s arrest of Rensselaer County elections commissioner https://t.co/CmM5v3JMKj via @TimesUnion
— Brendan Lyons (@Brendan_LyonsTU) September 13, 2022
The arrest goes to show that despite Democrats saying elections are more secure than ever, they really aren’t.
The midterm elections are just around the corner in November.
An analysis in the New York Times on Monday seemed to tame Democratic expectations for the midterms.
It suggested in its newsletter, “The Morning,” that recent polling suggesting Democrats are making gains may be incorrect again, based on the analysis of final polls from 2020, which overstated Biden’s strength in several states, including North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Ohio, where key Senate races will be decided.
David Leonhardt, a senior writer for the Times, noted:
The polls reported that Biden had a small lead in North Carolina, but he lost the state to Donald Trump. The polls also showed Biden running comfortably ahead in Wisconsin, yet he won it by less than a percentage point. In Ohio, the polls pointed to a tight race; instead, Trump won it easily.
In each of these states — and some others — pollsters failed to reach a representative sample of voters. One factor seems to be that Republican voters are more skeptical of mainstream institutions and are less willing to respond to a survey. If that’s true, polls will often understate Republican support, until pollsters figure out how to fix the problem.
This possibility offers reason to wonder whether Democrats are really doing as well in the midterm elections as the conventional wisdom holds. Recent polls suggest that Democrats are favored to keep control of the Senate narrowly, while losing control of the House, also narrowly.
“One factor seems to be that Republican voters are more skeptical of mainstream institutions and are less willing to respond to a survey,” he continued. “If that’s true, polls will often understate Republican support, until pollsters figure out how to fix the problem.”
A chief political analyst at the paper, Nate Cohn, added: “Just about every election cycle, there’s an argument for why, this time, things might be different — different from the expectations set by historical trends and key factors like the state of the economy or the president’s approval rating.”
According to RealClearPolitics, Republicans are expected to pick up two seats while regaining control of the House – despite Democrats holding a slight 0.4 percent lead on the generic ballot, still well inside the sampling error.
RCP’s average of polls shows Biden’s approval rating at 42 percent compared with his unfavorable rating at 52.8%. Kamala Harris is less favorable, with 36.3 percent against 51.2 percent for unfavorable.
A total of 40.7 percent of respondents find Donald Trump to be favorable, while 54.0 percent find him unfavorable, according to RCP averages. Several candidates he has endorsed are on the ballot, even though he is not on it.
In a recent Rasmussen Reports survey, 52 percent of voters support the impeachment of Joe Biden, while 42 percent opposed it. Republican support amounted to 77 percent, independent support 50 percent, and Democratic support 32 percent, according to The Washington Examiner.
Now, will they also go after dems who do the same thing or are they only interested in reps.
Don’t care whose team they claim to play for. Arrest ALL perpetraitors of fraud,
including those manipulators within the above-mentioned agency.
LOL…………that will be the day
WHAT’S WRONG with them? Don’t they know DEMS ONLY are allowed to commit voter/election fraud.
The DNC has elevated election fraud to a science over the past 50 YEARS and rarely is ANYBODY held accountable. Hell, we watched VIDEOS of Dem operatives BLATANTLY committing fraud, pulling out hidden boxes of ballots, running the same batches thru counters SEVERAL TIMES. To date and to my knowledge, not ONE of them has been arrested.
WORSE STILL, GOP leaders have KNOWN about MASSIVE dem fraud and done NOHTING about it. Noting those same leaders never lose THEIR seats leads me to believe GOP Elitists have a back room deal with dems. “Let US keep OUR seats, we look the other way.”
McConnell, with his 37 YEARS of betrayals, just pulled $8 MILLION from America First candidates for the senate. He doesn’t care WHICH majority leader he is, minority or majority. As long as he remains “Leader,” he’s good.
Why IMMEDIATELY after the Nov elections – first weekend, WeThePpl must descend on EVERY GOP headquarters, every state, every town, and DEMAND NEW GOP LEADERSHIP.
Cheating is a Democrat trait, not a Republican trait. This idiot needs to be made an example of and have the book thrown at him for acting like a damned Democrat…
to me anyone screwing with any election by any means is a TRAITOR and as such does not deserve any trial but goes director to execution
However Stacy Abrams D GA is still out of jail and running her fraudulent PAC + Trying for GA Governor.
I understand they can’t comment on the on-going “2000 Mules” investigation. Or, they haven’t opened one yet.
2000 Mules implicates wrong doing by Democrats, so you know our FBI will not investigate it! Lol!
If you can believe anything the FBI says or does
If Republicans can’t take the House and Senate with a senile president, a weaponized DOJ and FBI, inflation running wild, a totally disastrous southern border, the Biden crime family being exposed, an idiot energy policy, a completely inept Secretary of Transportation and VP with unique talent. If Republicans can’t win,they don’t deserve to.
This is a multi-faceted problem, Don. We are like David fighting against Goliath.
The corrupt MSM is entirely shilling for Dems.
Our electoral systems have been completely compromised with Dems raising election fraud to a science over the past 50 YEARS. When it comes to stealing elections, the DNC AND eGOP Elites HAVE A MASSIVE FRAUD MACHINE, coast to coast, border to border.
OUR OWN GOP leaders are absolute TRAITORS and HAVE been for many years. McConnell himself verified that yesterday when he pulled $8 MILLION from America First Senate candidates. Mitch doesn’t CARE whether he is minority or majority leader as long he is “leader.”
WeThePpl have been trying to fight a war against the left with an army REPLETE with Benedict Arnolds. If Washington has such generals in his army, we’d still belong to the Brits.
Weekend after elections, WeThePpl MUST descend upon EVERY GOP headquarters – EVERY state, EVERY town, and DEMAND new GOP leadership.
If the Republicans can’t win in this political environment, they don’t deserve.
THAT would require HONEST elections. America has NOT HAD honest elections in a LONG time.
I bet you didn’t know in 2012, our elections were tabulated in SPAIN. Nor did you know computerized voting machines were also machines made by Soros companies. Touch screen voting machines had a tiny little area to touch for GOP candidates, a HUGE are for Dems. Voters were taking videos of machines REFUSING to register votes for Republicans OR switching their votes AS THEY WATCHED. Again, NOTHING was done by GOP leadership.
What I’ve been saying about McConnell, he actually just validated. He does NOT care as long as HE keeps HIS seat, nor does he care if it’s minority or majority leader. He just pulled $8 million from America First candidates for the senate.
IS THERE ANY WONDER WeThePpl have not had a CHANCE in the war against the left? The so called, “GOP Leadership,” has been betraying us for DECADES, nearly 4 decades where McConnell is concerned.
Weekend after Nov elections, we must ALL descend upon EVERY GOP headquarters, every state, every town and DEMAND NEW GOP LEADERSHIP. DEMAND GENUINE MAGA leaders.
Of course, he is wrong to have done this and deserves the consequences but what is happening to the hundreds of Democrats that did far worse than this in 2020? nothing, they are democrats and therefore above the law and invisible to the corrupt FBI..
Those who wonder during the current state of affairs, HOW COULD REPUBLICANS POSSIBLY LOSE in November.
GOP voters are like David vs Goliath, it is a multi-faceted problem which BEGINS with a MASSIVE DNC election fraud MACHINE. Among discoveries I’ve made doing deep research into this, the DNC has ELEVATED election fraud to A SCIENCE, in ever growing numbers over the past 50 YEARS. It culminated in 2020 with Mother of All Stolen elections by the DNC, the DS, some eGOP traitors with INDISPENSABLE help from CHINA.
You may not be aware but, OUR 2012 elections were tabulated in SPAIN. The CIA election fraud programs, The Hammer and Score Card were already turned over to the DNC AND, many computerized voting machines were supplied by George Soros.
The only reason Donald Trump won in 2016, because Dems, Elites believed their own rhetoric AND with an abundance of arrogance, they woefully UNDERESTIMATED Trump’s popularity. They needed far more fraud than planned. They certainly did NOT make that same mistake in 2020.
The corrupt MSM entirely shilling for Dems. Dems lie, cheat, commit ILLEGAL ACTS, the MSM gives them total cover WHILE vilifying GOP candidates (unless they are acting as traitors). The entertainment industry is all anti-GOP.
Nov. 2016, I WARNED Trump’s win was merely a BATTLE NOT the war. Many doubted when I informed them, Obama’s REAL legacy was Fully Infesting EVERY fed agency with DS Dem operatives. Today, there can be NO DOUBT the accuracy of that statement. The CORRUPT DOJ now using the FBI as Garland’s personal KGB as ordinary, INNOCENT American citizens subjected to horrendous Abuse of Power. DARE to disagree with
IP Biden, FBI goons may just be at your door demanding YOU PROVE you were not in DC on Jan 6. J6, an absolute Trojan Horse cleverly contrived by Pelosi, Dems, GOP traitors. Did you EVER think you’d see the day there were POLITICAL PRISONERS in America?
OUR OWN GOP leaders are absolute TRAITORS and HAVE been for many years. McConnell himself verified that yesterday when he pulled $8 MILLION from America First Senate candidates. Mitch doesn’t CARE whether he is minority or majority leader as long he is “leader.”
The old GOP leadership has LONG KNOWN about massive and growing DNC fraud and done NOTHING to stop it. Yet, THEY seem to always keep THEIR seats. This leads me to wonder, might they have a backroom deal with Dems? “Let US keep OUR seats, we turn blind eyes to your fraud.” it is the ONLY logical explanation.
WeThePpl have been trying to fight a war against the left with an army REPLETE with Benedict Arnolds. If Washington had such generals in his army, we’d still belong to the Brits.
WHAT CAN WE DO? START with, Weekend after elections, WeThePpl MUST descend upon EVERY GOP headquarters – EVERY state, EVERY town, and DEMAND new GOP leadership, DEMAND GENUINE MAGA leaders in congress or NOTHING WILL CHANGE.
PLEASE, spread this idea to EVERYBODY you know. Post it EVERYWHERE on social media. The first, most urgent actions we can take is to DEMAND this change