In case you missed it, the
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters sat down with the
Washington Reporter to highlight the RNC’s election integrity push in
anticipation of the Supreme Court cases, NRSC v. FEC and Watson
v. RNC.
You can read the full story here or
see highlights below.
RNC Chair Joe Gruters on the RNC’s election integrity wins and
how the GOP can defy history in 2026
Washington Reporter
June 23, 2026
As Chair of the Republican
National Committee (RNC), Joe Gruters has a national outlook on what 2026 will
look like for Republicans… he has a firsthand look at the granularities of what
running for Congress with President Donald Trump’s support looks like going
into the midterms.
[…]
“If you take a step back,
look at where are we at right now, and how we got the candidates that we have,
and we got them because President Trump has played an active role in hand
selecting his MAGA warriors,” Gruters said.
[…]
“We’ve got great candidates
running,” [Gruters] said. “I’ve talked to all the candidates in these races,
but I haven’t endorsed yet, and neither has President Trump. The president is
giving them some work to see how they all do before he gets involved. We have a
great opportunity. We’re going to defy history, and we’re going to win the
House. I always tell people, don’t take my word for it.”
[…]
National Republican
Senatorial Committee (NRSC) v. Federal Election Commission, is poised to remove
restrictions on coordination that candidates can do with party committees, like
Gruters’s RNC. “There’s no bigger case that will change the way how campaigns
are run at the federal level more than this case,” he said of the case.
[…]
“This will allow us to see
exactly what’s going on in the campaign and to make sure that we can provide
the resources and support where it’s needed the entire time, which should
always happen, and then, of course, the bigger thing is it’s going to allow us
to spend at the candidate rate, which is the nonprofit mail rate, and the
lowest possible rate for TV, which could be 20 cents on the dollar…
“When you look at the fact
that we’re sitting on $125 million and the DNC is at -$4 million, our dollars
are worth, let’s say, say $250 or $300 million, their money’s worth zero still.
We’re going to be able to obliterate these guys, and then we’re going to be
able to work directly with the candidates and make sure that we’re having
maximum efficiency.”
[…]
The other, Watson v.
Republican National Committee, will determine what “Election Day” means, he
said.
“On Election Day, once polls
close, there should be a total ballot number, so you know how many ballots have
been filed, and then you shouldn’t be able to add to that number, and that will
be the biggest game changer from that law, but the idea needs implementation.”
[…]
“I talked about how the
Republican National Committee is on the verge of our biggest election integrity
win ever in the history of the party. Because Election Day should mean Election
Day, they should not be able to count the ballots, they should not be able to
accept new ballots after Election Day to get their desired vote for what they
want. It makes no sense. I’m hopeful that we’re going to be able to put an end
to it.”
[…]
“We’re on fire from an
election integrity standpoint,” he said. “We’re winning a lot of these cases,
and I don’t think the Democrats know how to respond, because the law is usually
not on their side.”
[…]
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