‘We are not going to stop’: MAGA, anti-voting activists ramp up pressure over SAVE America Act

MAGA Republicans and far-right anti-voting figures are doubling down on their all-out effort to pressure the U.S. Senate to force through the SAVE America Act, as the chamber debates President Donald Trump’s monster voter suppression bill for the second straight day. 

In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), two dozen House Republicans — led by Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) — said that they would not vote for any Senate bills that come to the House floor unless the Senate passes the anti-voting bill.

“Republicans made a promise to the American people to secure our elections,” Fine said on social media. “President Trump is counting on us. It’s time for the Senate to deliver.”

President Donald Trump himself said that he would refuse to sign any bills unless the measure passes — though any bill passed by Congress automatically becomes law if not signed by the president within 10 days.

Though the SAVE America Act still does not have the 60 votes needed to overcome a Democratic filibuster, anti-voting activists have for weeks pushed Thune to bring the measure to the floor for debate. Their hope is that a prolonged debate could buy them time to pressure enough GOP senators to flip their votes. 

“Now Senate Democrats have to stand up and explain why they are against it,” Cleta Mitchell, the prominent anti-voting activist and close Trump ally, said in a fundraising email for the voter suppression group she leads late Tuesday evening. “On the floor. On the record. In front of the entire country. That is exactly what the Election Integrity Network [EIN] has been fighting for.” 

And EIN is raising funds to keep the pressure on Thune and the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act in any way they can.

“Every undecided Senator needs to feel the full political weight of blocking a commonsense bill that nine out of ten Americans support,” Mitchell wrote. “Keeping that pressure sustained through coalition outreach, rapid response, and direct engagement with Senate offices takes resources, and it takes them right now.”

It’s not just Mitchell — Scott Presler, a prominent right-wing influencer who’s been one of the most vocal figures in pressuring Thune on the SAVE America Act, has been parading around Congress to gin up support. 

“Spent the evening meeting with Members of Congress,” he said in a video posted to social media. “We are not going to stop until the SAVE America Act is on President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.”

Still, after roughly seven hours of debate Tuesday, Thune adjourned, rather than recessed, the Senate — a step that, as Democracy Docket explained, suggests a “talking filibuster” to pass the bill,  as its supporters are hoping for, is not going to happen.