When it comes to power, Democrats act like they are entitled to it, and they’ve become particularly brazen in their attempts lately. Despite fancying themselves as defenders of “our democracy,” they are always scheming ways to rig the game in their favor and cement a permanent grip on power. Their past attempts to overhaul elections and federalize state rules have failed spectacularly, but don’t be fooled—they’re still plotting and trying new angles to lock in their majority indefinitely.
It’s not always easy to enact radical change, and the circumstances have to be just right. You can’t just have control of the White House and both Houses of Congress; you need a padded majority in each for insurance. Sometimes, though, you gotta play the long game, and Democrats know all about this.
There’s a saying in politics: “As goes California, so goes the nation.” This political and cultural shorthand reflects California’s long-standing role as a trendsetter for the rest of the United States. It grew out of decades of experience watching ideas that start in California ripple outward to the rest of the country. And this is why Rep. Eric Swalwell’s recent bid for California governor offers a clear preview of the Democrats’ next election-engineering push. The consequences won’t stay contained within the state’s borders.
Swalwell’s pitch? Let’s get people voting by phone. According to Swalwell, if Californians can file taxes, schedule doctor appointments, and manage their banking online, why not make voting as easy as swiping on an app? His goal: to “max out democracy” by expanding access to vote to the extreme and to slap fines on any county where voters wait in line over 30 minutes. California, he insists, should be a voting utopia.
NEW: Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell says Americans should be able to VOTE BY PHONE and that it's already happening across America.
— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) November 23, 2025
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! @realDonaldTrump they aren't even hiding it anymore!
All in the name of "defending democracy." WOW. pic.twitter.com/HgXGF8eiqY
I’m as open to new technology as anyone. I have a self-driving car for crying out loud. I love being able to cash checks with my phone, but I hate mailing checks to pay bills because mobile payments aren’t an option. But voting by phone? Heck no.
Voting by phone has never caught on in the U.S. for a reason. The security risks are massive and well-documented. Phone number spoofing, SIM swapping, and identity verification challenges make phone voting a hacker’s playground. Remember the disaster of the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucus? An app botched the count so badly that it delayed results and left votes uncounted.
“The Iowa caucus debacle represents one of the most stunning failures of information security ever,” CNBC declared.
This failure was delivered by the same Iowa Democratic Party officials who have said for the last four years they were “ramping up” their technology capabilities, convening seemingly endless security task forces to ensure foreign powers did not disenfranchise voters, and collaborating with federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security to make sure everyone was in the loop on voting security.
Obviously, no matter how hard they try, it’ll never be entirely secure. In fact, experts have long warned that internet or phone voting is inherently vulnerable to tampering, privacy breaches, and technical failures. Election trust depends on paper ballots and auditable, transparent systems—not on putting your democracy on a shaky app.
If Swalwell wins and his phone-voting scheme takes hold in California, one of the most influential states in shaping national policy trends, it could, in fact, trigger a dangerous—and likely irreversible—domino effect. Other Democrat-controlled states might follow, spreading this election insecurity nationwide at a time when America can’t afford another breach of trust in the ballot box.
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Democrats have been working the levers to transform America’s elections for years now. During Biden’s term, they pushed hard to grant statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.—moves clearly aimed at stacking the Senate with guaranteed Democratic seats. They also proposed federal election overhauls with the Freedom to Vote Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the For the People Act. These bills would have stripped states of their election authority and ushered in universal mail-in voting, ballots accepted up to ten days after an election, automatic voter registration, and even felon voting rights. Most alarmingly, they sought to eliminate the Electoral College. Every one of these policies would have weakened election security and handed Democrats an unfair, permanent advantage.
These previous attempts were blocked, and it may be a while before Democrats can try again, but that axiom, “As goes California, so goes the nation,” haunts me.
Democrats have an unpopular agenda, and they know their future depends on controlling the mechanics of voting itself, and they’re desperate to do so. Swalwell’s vote-by-phone proposal is just the latest move in a new round of attempts to rig elections in their favor. Americans need to stay alert—the fight to preserve fair, secure elections is far from over.
The Democrat agenda is clear: lock down power by any means necessary, no matter the cost to democracy itself.
