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The Michael Steele Podcast

A Moment Of Clarity: "Get Off Stupid!" - The Dangerous Reality of Election Sabotage

The Michael Steele Podcast

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Politics, News, History, Government

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

From the aggressive voter data requests in Georgia to the sweeping ambitions of Project 2025, election administration is no longer just about logistics—it’s a battlefield. Michael Steele breaks down why the push to "Get off stupid!" is a literal call to action for anyone who values a fair ballot box.

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0:00.0

And now for a moment of clarity.

0:06.2

We want free and fair elections in Georgia because right now we do not.

0:10.5

That is one of the individuals that in real time here in the state of Georgia, just seven months from the midterm, is help shaping election administration policy here in this pivotal, pivotal state.

0:21.3

And it's not just in Georgia. It's in a number of states that I think, Jason, a lot of people

0:28.1

have not focused on. This has not been, you know, a one and done or a one-off kind of exercise.

0:35.6

This has been a concerted effort since the formation of Project 2025.

0:39.3

Yes.

0:40.3

This is something that many groups out there have war-gamed and have looked at.

0:44.3

And the reality of it is comes home when you have the Justice Department,

0:52.3

or in this particular case, Christy Noem's office, seeking voter data and registration information.

1:02.4

We've got all but three states have received a DOJ request for voter information.

1:09.0

You've got the red states that you see on the screen have refused.

1:13.0

The yellow states have received the request, have not provided information, those five states,

1:18.2

and the green states have provided or intend to provide that information, and I want to

1:22.7

highlight them.

1:24.5

They are Arkansas, they are Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma,

1:37.5

South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. What does that tell you that the states that are given over the voter data, right?

1:47.5

Yeah.

1:47.9

Are these red states who seemingly don't give a damn about how their voters are going to be impacted by what they find or how they use that data?

1:57.8

It goes to the point that I've been saying to Republicans, John, to get off stupid.

2:02.2

Because how do you think we win elections in a general election with voters? We do mail-in ballots,

2:10.2

right? We work the mail-in ballots. We do early voting. We work the system. And every system is

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