# Midterms warning **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [September 8, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896 "2026-09-08T13:58:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Keith1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Keith1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith1)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896/1 "2026-09-08T13:58:54Z")
Interesting article: > **[Trump will try to steal midterms, president of Halifax International Security...](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trump-will-try-steal-midterms-peter-van-praagh-halifax-security-warns/)** > > Peter Van Praagh says many Americans are misguided to believe that the midterms will play out fair and square ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896/2 "2026-09-08T14:26:42Z")
Can you summarize beyond the headline? Subscription needed to read. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896/3 "2026-09-08T14:32:03Z")
The article is behind a paywall, but I managed to bypass it. I wish I could find the original essay by Peter Van Praagh that this is based on. The article says trump has put loyalists in the VP, DOJ, FBI, homeland security, etc who will go along with his fraud allegations. He claims trump may send ICE and the national guard to voting stations. He claims if the GOP loses that trump will try to use his power to confiscate mail in ballots and voting machines. The article referenced this legal memo in the trump administration trying to declare a false national emergency to intervene in voting. > **[Trump Allies Circulating Draft Order to Declare National Emergency on Elections](https://truthout.org/articles/draft-order-to-declare-national-emergency-on-elections-circulating-trump-allies/)** > > The draft is written to allow Trump to label mail-in ballots and voting machines as agents of foreign influence. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896/4 "2026-09-08T14:36:38Z")
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896/5 "2026-09-08T14:38:03Z")
We close threads in #Politics & Elections & #Great Debates that are nothing more than a link. If you want to start a thread like this, please put in a little effort and explain what in the article is interesting to you. Why people should try to read. **Moderating:**