Thune Says Republicans Will Use Democrats’ Opposition to SAVE Act in Midterms

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Tuesday that Republicans would criticize Democrats in the upcoming Midterm elections for not backing the SAVE America Act election bill, saying it’s a popular way to protect against election fraud. “I think that’s a fairly simple position and one Democrats ought to eventually get on board with. But if we don’t … it’s an issue we will be able to use, I think, in the fall elections,” Thune told Fox News’ Bret Baier on Tuesday. The SAVE America Act, or the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, would mandate Americans prove they are citizens before they register to vote and show identification at polls, among other new requirements....