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My New Boston Globe Article on Trump's Bogus Election Fraud Claims

It explains why Trump is wrong and how federalism can help counter his efforts to subvert the 2026 midterm elections.

Ilya Somin | 7.17.2026 2:07 PM

The Boston Globe just published my article [gift link here] on Trump's election fraud speech from last night. Here is an excerpt:

In a speech Thursday night, President Trump claimed there have been serious breaches of election security and repeated his assertions that the 2020 election was compromised. As in the past, these remarks are utterly indefensible. And they are likely part of an illegal effort to federalize control over the upcoming midterm elections, so as to tilt the results in his party's favor. Hopefully, America's courts........

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