Grim calls Trump's mail-in voting fight "pragmatic," not principled
Ryan GrimCo-host, Breaking Points
Breaking Points co-host Ryan Grim said Trump's legal fight over mail-in voting restrictions was "more pragmatic... than principled," framing it as suppression dressed as principle.
“more pragmatic... than principled”
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Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?
USPS’s new federal ballot-mail rule requires election officials to meet envelope standards, enroll voters through a federal portal and submit outgoing ballots for verification. The Trump administration argues these are lawful anti-fraud postal controls. Challenging states and civil-rights organizations say USPS is intruding into state-run elections and that the late rollout threatens voters’ access. On September 14, the Supreme Court left a temporary block in place for the 2026 election. Alito and Thomas would have allowed enforcement; Kavanaugh objected to applying the rule this year.
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Breaking Points (Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky) segment on the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's mail-in voting restrictions.
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Discussing the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's mail-in voting executive order on Breaking Points, co-hosted with Emily Jashinsky.
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Co-host Emily Jashinsky joined the discussion.
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Grim characterizes Trump's legal fight over mail-in voting as 'more pragmatic than principled,' framing the restrictions as suppression dressed up as principle -- a condemnation of the restrictions.
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