# The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [December 1, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298 "2025-12-01T20:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2482
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> [@OldOlds](#): > > The thing is, I doubt you’ll find a strong correlation between passports and Trump voting. Obtaining a new first-time passport for the sake of upcoming voting is the problem. The passport requirement hurts married women who’ve changed their names. Women are more likely to vote democratic (56%). It took me 7 months to get a passport due to name hassles (and hours of time off work). Also, please see this post from the thread dedicated to the proposal. > [@Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act - End of Democracy or Its Savior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safeguard-american-voter-eligibility-save-act-end-of-democracy-or-its-savior/1014253/103): > > And there are lots and lots of these kinds of stories, showing how Republicans are using voter ID not as a means of insuring clean elections but in order to slant likely participation. > > Here’s something from the ACLU ten years ago noting that the Republicans have been closing DMV offices in a targeted fashion based on voter leanings. If you’re a Black voter in a Democratic district, you have to travel for an hour or more to get to an office. But if you’re in one of the GOP’s favored areas, you’ve got much easier access. All the GOP needs to do is close passport offices in blue areas. Mission accomplished. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298)._