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Even if they can't repeal the 19th Amendment, opponents of women's suffrage are gaining power in the GOP

Published October 26, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)

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If the polls are correct, Republicans are set for a shellacking in the Nov. 3 midterms , losing the House and quite possibly the Senate, and likely some prominent governorships across the country. If that happens, there’s a good chance that online chatter about repealing the 19th Amendment will heat up once again.

For a decade now, MAGA social media users have been aggrieved at the way women vote for Democrats at higher rates then men, such as in 2024 , when 53% of women voted for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, who received 55% of the male vote.…