{"id":2567698,"date":"2026-02-08T13:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-says-photo-id-will-suppress-the-vote-despite-most-dem-voters-backing-it\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T13:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:40:26","slug":"schiff-says-photo-id-will-suppress-the-vote-despite-most-dem-voters-backing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-says-photo-id-will-suppress-the-vote-despite-most-dem-voters-backing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Schiff says photo ID will &#8216;suppress the vote&#8217; despite most Dem voters backing it"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschiff-says-photo-id-will-suppress-the-vote-despite-most-dem-voters-backing-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567698&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Senator Adam Schiff argues that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/75-of-all-u-s-voters-69-of-black-voters-support-voter-id-laws-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-election-integrity-debate\/\" title=\"75% Of All U.S. ..., 69% Of Black ... Support ...r ... Laws: Everything You Need To Know About The Election Integrity Debate\">requiring photo identification<\/a> to vote would disenfranchise citizens and opposes the Republican-backed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Schiff labels the photo-ID proposal as voter suppression, while ABC News polling cited in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece shows broad public support<\/a> for photo IDs (83% including 71% of Democrats). Senate Majority Leader John Thune denies promising to weaken the Senate filibuster to pass the SAVE Act, saying he only agreed to discuss it with his conference and emphasizing the importance of the 60-vote threshold. the article also parks in broader debate lines, noting President Trump\u2019s push to nationalize voting (which Thune downplays) and Elon Musk\u2019s call to end mail-in voting except for specific cases. The piece frames a larger political contest over election security and access, highlighting Democratic resistance to ID-based voting restrictions and Republican arguments for verification and citizenship safeguards.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schiff says photo ID will &lsquo;suppress the vote&rsquo; despite most Democratic voters supporting it<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2497261\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4432861\/schiff-ice-border-patrol-funding-pretti-shooting\/\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA) was adamant Sunday that requiring photo identification will &ldquo;disenfranchise&rdquo; voters from future elections.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers are opposing the Republican-led <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/22\">Safeguard American Voter Eligibility<\/a> Act, which passed the House of Representatives last year and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3376842\/save-act-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-vote-passes-house\/\">requires proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections<\/a>. Schiff said he opposes a compromise of requiring photo ID to vote in United States elections, describing the SAVE Act as a &ldquo;voter suppression law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4447822\/capitol-staffers-affordability-crisis-celsius-prices\/\">Capitol Hill staffers suffer their own affordability crisis as Celsius prices rise 10 cents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4448727\/tim-scott-calls-trump-remove-obama-monkey-video-truth-social\/\">Trump takes down video depicting Obamas as monkeys after swift bipartisan criticism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4441093\/trump-signs-minibus-spending-bill-billions-dollars-earmarks\/\">Trump signs minibus spending bill with $6.5 billion in earmarks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>ABC News anchor Jon Karl spotlighted a poll from last year showing 83% of U.S. adults support a photo ID to vote, with 71% of Democrats supporting it. Schiff dismissed this, however.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4436833\/anheuser-busch-praised-patriotic-budweiser-super-bowl-ad\/\">ANHEUSER-BUSCH PRAISED FOR PATRIOTIC BUDWEISER SUPER BOWL AD AFTER BUD LIGHT CONTROVERSY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s still going to be something that disenfranchises people that don&rsquo;t have the proper Real ID, driver&rsquo;s license ID, that don&rsquo;t have the ID necessary to vote, even though they are citizens,&rdquo; Schiff said on ABC News&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em>. &ldquo;This is another way to simply try to suppress the vote, and the last thing I think we want to do is discourage more people, more citizens from voting while they&rsquo;re attacking those same elections, while they&rsquo;re trying to do away with absentee ballot voting, while they&rsquo;re trying to do away with being able to register to vote through the DMV or by the mail.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3365740&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=4a0c3d68789da0421207adc8ee2c3a20\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;So it&rsquo;s part of the broader disenfranchisement effort, and no, I don&rsquo;t think that&rsquo;s the right direction,&rdquo; Schiff said.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4444319\/john-thune-denies-deal-anna-paulina-luna-save-act\/\">denied promising that Senate Republicans will weaken the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act<\/a>, telling the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> this week that he only agreed to speak with the rest of his conference about it. Thune has been adamant about protecting the filibuster, which currently requires at least 60 senators to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-denies-anna-paulina-luna-deal-to-scrap-filibuster-for-voter-id\/\" title=\"... denies Anna Paulina Luna deal to scrap filibuster for ...r ...\">support bringing legislation<\/a> to the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/4448832\/make-democrats-defend-noncitizen-voting-save-act\/\"><strong>OPINION: MAKE DEMOCRATS DEFEND NONCITIZEN VOTING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thune also downplayed President Donald Trump&rsquo;s bid <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4446735\/legal-case-for-against-nationalizing-elections\/\">to &ldquo;nationalize&rdquo; voting<\/a>, saying <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4444854\/republicans-reject-trump-controversial-call-nationalize-voting\/\">he is &ldquo;a big believer in decentralized and distributed power.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk, an ex-ally to Trump, reposted a statement on X saying he wants to abolish mail-in voting, making an exception for troops overseas or those with a serious medical condition. Musk wrote on X it is &ldquo;critical to avoid fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schiff: photo ID suppresses votes; Dems oppose SAVE Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2567699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26020828382243-e1770568351631.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73325,5521,5894,72761,73324],"class_list":["post-2567698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-adam-schiff-2","tag-democracy","tag-politics","tag-voter-id-2","tag-voting-rights-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26020828382243-e1770568351631.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567698"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567702,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567698\/revisions\/2567702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}