{"id":2645691,"date":"2026-08-16T10:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-want-id-for-hot-pockets-but-not-for-voting\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T10:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:20:50","slug":"democrats-want-id-for-hot-pockets-but-not-for-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-want-id-for-hot-pockets-but-not-for-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Want ID for Hot Pockets But Not for Voting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fdemocrats-want-id-for-hot-pockets-but-not-for-voting%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=2645691&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>The content discusses the hypocrisy surrounding voter ID laws and government-controlled initiatives. It highlights how Democrats claim voting ID requirements are racist as they suggest some Black Americans cannot afford or know how to obtain IDs. however, they accept ID requirements for everyday activities like shopping, driving, traveling, and accessing services, which contradict their stance on voting. The article criticizes Democratic proposals to create government-run grocery stores offering discounts with a special ID only available to residents, arguing this is hypocritical and hints at racial biases.It also points out that the claims of voter ID discrimination are unfounded, citing examples of Democratic officials opposing voter ID laws and arguing that most Americans can easily obtain IDs. The piece suggests that Democrats oppose voter ID laws to enable potential electoral fraud, citing instances of voter fraud that typically favor Democratic candidates. Ultimately, it asserts that if requiring ID is acceptable for buying groceries, it should also be required for voting to secure elections.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the left has been lecturing us for decades that requiring ID to vote is somehow an overt example of systemic racism, they\u2019re now planning to require ID for the privilege of shopping in government run grocery stores.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Democratic New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent press conference<\/a> that he intends to spend over $70 million in taxpayer dollars to launch five government run grocery stores across New York, promising a 30% discount on all groceries. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And when questioned on how he intends to ensure people won\u2019t just travel to New York and buy up the inventory for resale elsewhere in a predictable arbitrage play, his answer was both astounding and hypocritical. This is par for the course with his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/columns\/opinion\/mamdani-is-moving-from-one-failed-promise-to-another\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">failed promises<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said that they would implement a \u201clibrary-esque\u201d ID card that only New York citizens could obtain.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yep, you heard that right \u2014 according to Democrats, it\u2019s racist to ensure that only United States citizens are voting in our elections, but it\u2019s totally fine to require ID to buy a box of Hot Pockets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone else will have to make it make sense, because I sure as hell can\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For now, let\u2019s set aside the absurdity of government run grocery stores. Let\u2019s also set aside the fact that Democrats are claiming they have the magical ability to provide a 30% discount in an industry that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vantainsights.com\/insights\/grocery-store-profit-margins\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">operates on a 1-3% profit margin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And last but not least, let\u2019s set aside the fact that every single industry the government gets involved in instantly experiences massive cost increases that destroy the budgets of hard working Americans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, let\u2019s unpack their initial claim that requiring ID to vote is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/analysis\/how-id-requirements-harm-marginalized-communities-and-their-right-to-vote\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">somehow racist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What explanation have they used to justify that claim? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across the board, nearly every Democrat politician, lobbyist, activist, and political pundit has consistently stated that black Americans either don\u2019t know how or can\u2019t afford to get a government issued ID.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has consistently been one of the most vocal critics of voter ID, and recently made the ridiculous statement that, \u201cWe are not going to turn our elections over to Donald Trump.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a law to completely ban local voter ID requirements.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And Matt Dietrich, spokesman for the Illinois State Board of Elections, said that Illinois does not require voters to show any type of photo ID at the polls, and went on to say voters only need to sign a sworn statement on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">voter registration application<\/a> that they are a U.S. citizen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are just a handful out of hundreds of examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personally, I think the claim that black Americans either don\u2019t know how or can\u2019t afford to get a government issued ID, in and of itself, is pretty racist. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtually every single human of every race in America knows that getting an ID is a simple matter of going to your local Department of Motor Vehicles. And even if someone doesn\u2019t know where one is, it\u2019s hours of operation, or even what documents they\u2019ll need, finding those answers is as simple as a quick Google search. (Although Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-68971655\">claim<\/a> in May 2024 that black children don\u2019t know what computers are, so I can see why Democrats might be confused here.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the claim that voters <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of any race<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  don\u2019t know how to get an ID is absurd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The claim that black Americans can\u2019t afford a government ID is equally absurd because the cost of a driver\u2019s license ranges from $10 to $90, depending on your state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But beyond that, an ID is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">already<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  required for typical life in America anyway. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to show ID to drive a vehicle, visit a doctor, pick up prescriptions, travel on an airplane, buy a firearm, get a job, open a bank account, join the military, rent an apartment, enter a casino, purchase alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and some video games, register for government benefits, get married, get divorced, cash a check, rent a car or hotel room, register for health insurance, get a piercing or tattoo, donate blood, go hunting or fishing, sign any legal document, and countless other activities that most Americans do every single day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now, apparently, we can add shopping at Democrat run grocery stores. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Democrats, requiring an ID for all of these activities is perfectly fine, but when it comes to voting in our elections, it\u2019s somehow an egregious burden that disenfranchises black voters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s clear to me is that Democrats don\u2019t want secure elections because they know they can\u2019t win without cheating the system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve seen case after case of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/electionfraud.heritage.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voter fraud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Recent examples include illegal aliens who were registered to vote, dead citizens still on the voter rolls, and harvesting ballots from the homeless population. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And in nearly every single case, this fraudulent voting favors Democrat candidates. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t have to be a statistician to realize that it\u2019s mathematically impossible for that to just be a coincidental fluke. It\u2019s a clear case of systemic voting fraud perpetuated by the Democratic political machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bottom line is that if Democrats think ID should be required to buy groceries, then the least we can do is require the same for our elections. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s good enough for Hot Pockets, it\u2019s good enough for the voting booth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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