On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice dive into Donald Trump’s multi-front efforts to rig the 2026 midterms—and the many obstacles he faces.

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David and Aaron discuss:

* Why Republicans face few constraints on passing new gerrymanders—and could face fewer still, if the Supreme Court guts what remains of the Voting Rights Act

* How Trump’s completed garbled demand for a new census that would exclude undocumented immigrants runs afoul of the law

* Why a totally bonkers GOP meltdown that Aaron clipped got featured in the first attack ad by the Democratic nominee in Virginia’s race for governor

And much more! We also took your questions about Latino voting trends and the possibility of Texas losing seats if Trump gets his way on the census.

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