I Warned You About Trump. Here’s the Plan to Stop Him in 2026.
Defending Democracy with Marc Elias
Democracy Docket
4.9 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump is escalating his efforts to undermine the 2026 midterm elections, openly embracing voter intimidation, ballot seizures, and federal interference as his political standing collapses. In this video, Marc Elias lays out concrete, actionable steps Democrats can take at the state and federal level to block election subversion, from banning mass voter challenges to stripping immunity from officials who interfere with voting.
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| 0:00.0 | Donald Trump is pulling out all the stops to undermine free and fair elections this November. |
| 0:04.5 | For years, I've been warning about what he and the Republicans are up to. |
| 0:08.3 | And too often, I've felt like I was shouting into the wind, only to have everyone after the |
| 0:13.3 | fact tell me, well, you were right. |
| 0:15.3 | That was true in 2020 and 2022. |
| 0:18.7 | And until recently, I've been dismissed in my warnings about 2026. |
| 0:23.2 | But now, after Donald Trump has made his threats explicit, more people, including Democrats, |
| 0:30.1 | are finally listening and are ready to fight back. |
| 0:33.4 | They all want to know what to do about the threats we face. |
| 0:37.0 | In this episode, I offer a step-by-step guide to what Democrats in the states and in Congress can do |
| 0:43.8 | to protect our midterm elections from Donald Trump and his election-denying followers. |
| 0:49.3 | Look, there's a lot here, and it's going to be a journey. |
| 0:52.1 | So grab yourself a drink, sit back, and enjoy the ride. |
| 0:56.1 | But before we get into it, subscribe to this channel to stay informed about how you can defend |
| 1:01.1 | democracy. I was recently on with Nicole Wallace on her show, and she began a segment by saying |
| 1:07.7 | this. I've wanted Mark Elias to be wrong for like seven years or six years for as long as he's |
| 1:14.8 | been coming on my show. |
| 1:15.8 | I have wanted his warnings to be wrong. |
| 1:17.8 | But every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient. |
| 1:23.9 | She went on to ask me how I feel now after even moderate Democrats are starting to echo my |
| 1:30.2 | warnings about the midterm elections. Look, I take no joy in having predicted that Donald Trump |
| 1:35.6 | would attack our democracy in 2020. And I gain no satisfaction from having been right about |
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