MAGA Right sours on Thune over SAVE Act fight
This is performative politics again.
A congressional debate over election security is threatening to crack Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) relationship with the MAGA Right as activists vow political retribution if Republicans do not send the SAVE America Act to President Donald Trump’s desk.
A call-your-senator-style pressure campaign over the legislation, which mandates voter ID and proof of citizenship when registering to vote, has morphed into grassroots anger at Thune, who has not yet brought the bill to the Senate floor and is still discussing with colleagues whether to skirt the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold to pass it.
MAGA influencers have begun calling for his removal from leadership over the delay and are even threatening a primary challenge in 2028, when he will next stand for reelection in South Dakota.
“I don’t care how much money he has, I don’t care how much clout he has. I don’t care how powerful some of these senators think they are,” said Scott Presler, a conservative activist with 2-plus million followers on social media. “They can always be respectfully humbled in a primary. And I think that Thune, if he doesn’t get it passed, he’s going to be on his way out.”
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The public lobbying includes traditional grassroots mobilization, including an email and letter-writing campaign to Senate offices. Presler, who leads Early Vote Action, a PAC dedicated to electing Republicans, is also launching a “Save America Tour” and will travel to South Dakota in late March.
“I’m not an elected official, but my audience and my viewers demand action,” Presler said, “and Thune is failing to lead.”
“I cannot wait for the people to peacefully roar in his home state,” he added.
Warring factions
It’s the sort of slings and arrows that come with being majority leader and a dynamic that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) successfully navigated for nearly two decades atop the Senate GOP conference. But the backlash is unfamiliar territory for Thune, who just one year into the job is trying to balance a GOP appetite for election reform with the interests of his conference.
The voting bill, originally known as the SAVE Act, has enough GOP support to get a bare majority in the Senate, but Republicans are divided over whether it’s worth the headache of the talking filibuster, a long-untapped way of getting past minority opposition that would force Democrats to hold the floor if they want to prevent its passage.
MAGA …
This is performative politics again.
A congressional debate over election security is threatening to crack Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) relationship with the MAGA Right as activists vow political retribution if Republicans do not send the SAVE America Act to President Donald Trump’s desk.
A call-your-senator-style pressure campaign over the legislation, which mandates voter ID and proof of citizenship when registering to vote, has morphed into grassroots anger at Thune, who has not yet brought the bill to the Senate floor and is still discussing with colleagues whether to skirt the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold to pass it.
MAGA influencers have begun calling for his removal from leadership over the delay and are even threatening a primary challenge in 2028, when he will next stand for reelection in South Dakota.
“I don’t care how much money he has, I don’t care how much clout he has. I don’t care how powerful some of these senators think they are,” said Scott Presler, a conservative activist with 2-plus million followers on social media. “They can always be respectfully humbled in a primary. And I think that Thune, if he doesn’t get it passed, he’s going to be on his way out.”
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The public lobbying includes traditional grassroots mobilization, including an email and letter-writing campaign to Senate offices. Presler, who leads Early Vote Action, a PAC dedicated to electing Republicans, is also launching a “Save America Tour” and will travel to South Dakota in late March.
“I’m not an elected official, but my audience and my viewers demand action,” Presler said, “and Thune is failing to lead.”
“I cannot wait for the people to peacefully roar in his home state,” he added.
Warring factions
It’s the sort of slings and arrows that come with being majority leader and a dynamic that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) successfully navigated for nearly two decades atop the Senate GOP conference. But the backlash is unfamiliar territory for Thune, who just one year into the job is trying to balance a GOP appetite for election reform with the interests of his conference.
The voting bill, originally known as the SAVE Act, has enough GOP support to get a bare majority in the Senate, but Republicans are divided over whether it’s worth the headache of the talking filibuster, a long-untapped way of getting past minority opposition that would force Democrats to hold the floor if they want to prevent its passage.
MAGA …
MAGA Right sours on Thune over SAVE Act fight
This is performative politics again.
A congressional debate over election security is threatening to crack Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) relationship with the MAGA Right as activists vow political retribution if Republicans do not send the SAVE America Act to President Donald Trump’s desk.
A call-your-senator-style pressure campaign over the legislation, which mandates voter ID and proof of citizenship when registering to vote, has morphed into grassroots anger at Thune, who has not yet brought the bill to the Senate floor and is still discussing with colleagues whether to skirt the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold to pass it.
MAGA influencers have begun calling for his removal from leadership over the delay and are even threatening a primary challenge in 2028, when he will next stand for reelection in South Dakota.
“I don’t care how much money he has, I don’t care how much clout he has. I don’t care how powerful some of these senators think they are,” said Scott Presler, a conservative activist with 2-plus million followers on social media. “They can always be respectfully humbled in a primary. And I think that Thune, if he doesn’t get it passed, he’s going to be on his way out.”
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The public lobbying includes traditional grassroots mobilization, including an email and letter-writing campaign to Senate offices. Presler, who leads Early Vote Action, a PAC dedicated to electing Republicans, is also launching a “Save America Tour” and will travel to South Dakota in late March.
“I’m not an elected official, but my audience and my viewers demand action,” Presler said, “and Thune is failing to lead.”
“I cannot wait for the people to peacefully roar in his home state,” he added.
Warring factions
It’s the sort of slings and arrows that come with being majority leader and a dynamic that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) successfully navigated for nearly two decades atop the Senate GOP conference. But the backlash is unfamiliar territory for Thune, who just one year into the job is trying to balance a GOP appetite for election reform with the interests of his conference.
The voting bill, originally known as the SAVE Act, has enough GOP support to get a bare majority in the Senate, but Republicans are divided over whether it’s worth the headache of the talking filibuster, a long-untapped way of getting past minority opposition that would force Democrats to hold the floor if they want to prevent its passage.
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