Overview
- Turning Point Action warned it will back a primary against Senate Majority Leader John Thune if the voter ID and citizenship bill known as the SAVE America Act does not pass.
- The warning followed Tuesday’s Indiana primaries, where at least five of seven Republican state senators targeted over opposition to Trump’s redistricting push lost with help from TPUSA Action.
- TPUSA Action said it sent dozens of staff into Indiana, worked with conservative organizer Scott Presler, and operated beside almost $10 million in White House and allied spending reported by Politico.
- The SAVE America Act would require photo ID to vote, proof of U.S. citizenship to register, regular cleanup of voter rolls, and stricter limits on who can vote by mail.
- Trump criticized Thune for not ending the filibuster, while a Thune aide said he co-sponsors the bill, it lacks the votes to clear the 60-vote rule, and Senate Republicans have no midterm process to replace a leader.