# Midterm Cheating Watch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989 "2026-10-20T01:49:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989/41 "2026-10-24T22:08:11Z")

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I had to Google it because I’m not from the area but Bexar County seems to be in Texas.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989/42 "2026-10-24T22:44:17Z")

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Bexar County = San Antonio basically. Pronounced “bear” like the big furry animal.

Sorry I left out references to San Antonio. I was posting from my phone. The San Antonio Express-News makes it difficult to cut and paste text.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989/43 "2026-10-25T04:46:27Z")

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> [@ThelmaLou](#):
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> Sorry I left out references to San Antonio. I was posting from my phone. The San Antonio Express-News makes it difficult to cut and paste text.

it’s all good! Thanks for the additional info, including pronunciation. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989/44 "2026-10-26T13:56:55Z")

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> [@bobot](#):
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> Another Trump created constitutional crisis. [Justice Dept. trying to mess with Alaska’s elections] The courts had better thoroughly stomp this, with haste.

But isn’t it probably too late for the courts to do anything in time about it?

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**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989/45 "2026-10-26T14:11:49Z")

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> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#):
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> But isn’t it probably too late for the courts to do anything in time about it?

There’s nothing that courts need to do. Daniel J. Sullivan and Daniel S. Sullivan are both legitimate candidates that should stay on the ballot.

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989/46 "2026-10-26T14:27:19Z")

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Trump(DOJ) has filed suit, that’s where the courts get involved. They need to rule that the states run their elections, not Trump, and quickly and emphatically.

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