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Al Schmidt: “It's really not a red state or blue state thing. It is a — in my view, a concerning attempt, a concerning effort to…”

On the recordNovember 21, 2025
It's really not a red state or blue state thing. It is a — in my view, a concerning attempt, a concerning effort to consolidate and overreach at the federal level. In the United States of America, it's the states who run elections, not the federal government.
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Al Schmidt
Pennsylvania
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npr.org
Nov 21, 2025

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Criticizing federal overreach in election processes.

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