Dem Rep Asks Town Hall Audience to Raise a Hand If They Don’t Have a Photo ID (Cue the Backfire!) – Twitchy

Americans overwhelmingly support voter ID because making sure our elections are secure is just common sense. 

However, congressional Democrats usually are opposed to many things that are common sense, and voter ID and the SAVE America Act is one of them. This is another 80-20 issue (actually about 85-15) on which the Democrats are taking the “20” side: 

CNN: About 83% of the American people, including Democrats, support voter ID laws.

Schumer: IT’S JIM CROW 2.0

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— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 16, 2026

You know it’s back for Chuck when he’s even getting called out on CNN.

Those opposed to voter ID and the SAVE Act include Democrat Rep. Shomari Figures of Alabama: 

Democrats, including Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, and Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, stood strong in their opposition to the SAVE Act, speaking on the House floor Thursday. They said the bill will disenfranchise voters who don’t readily have documentation available to prove citizenship.

This is when things get awkward for the congressman. 

In an apparent effort to prove how difficult it is to get an ID, during a town hall, Rep. Figures asked for a show of hands of people who do not have an ID.

It didn’t go well for the Left’s desired narrative: 

Democrat Rep. Shomari Figures tries to fearmonger about voter ID and it backfires 🤣

FIGURES: “How many people in here do not have ID?”

*no one raises their hands*

FIGURES: “Everybody has ID…so I thought something a little bit different…” pic.twitter.com/rRf9R8lX68

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 1, 2026

WATCH🚨: A Democrat congressman just tried to prove that the SAVE America Act and voter ID would disenfranchise everyone… and it spectacularly backfired — right inside a church.

Rep. Shomari Figures went on a rant claiming the SAVE Act would make it super hard for people to… pic.twitter.com/CBhs8rvMJp

— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) April 2, 2026

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D’OH!

He has a really low opinion of his constituents https://t.co/5b5HYr0Nj0

— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) April 1, 2026

Do Democrat voters ever get tired of the politicians they put into office saying they’re too stupid to get an ID and prove citizenship?

Their idea of common sense always fails. I just wish more people would see that..

— Elizabeth M ♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸♥️ (@ElizabethM10333) April 2, 2026

The sad part is that the realization that he’s wrong won’t change his stance.. because it’s based in politics and not in reality.

— Greg ☦️🇺🇲🎸🌵 (@Zedoriah13) April 1, 2026

Not being based in reality is the Dem Party’s business model these days. 

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Editor’s Note: The Democrats are doing everything in their power to undermine the integrity of our elections, up to and including lying about how difficult it is to get an ID (but only for some people). 

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