Carville Urges Democrats to Accept Voter ID as 75% of Voters Back It
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Carville Urges Democrats to Accept Voter ID as 75% of Voters Back It
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Summary
James Carville said Democrats should stop fighting basic voter ID rules and "move to the next thing," arguing the party looks indifferent to voter fraud even if actual fraud is negligible.
75% public support for some form of voter ID drove his argument; Carville said Democrats cannot win on the issue politically and suggested a simple national standard modeled on Louisiana's rules.
Louisiana-style requirements, he said, could include photo ID or alternatives such as utility bills, which he cast as far less burdensome than broader Republican proposals.
The debate comes as Republicans push the SAVE Act, which would add federal proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration; Carville explicitly said he was not endorsing that bill.
Al Hunt agreed Democrats have handled the issue poorly but warned proof-of-citizenship rules could burden voters without passports or birth certificates, including women whose surnames changed after marriage.