The midterms are almost here. And one of the defining issues of the 2026 elections is the elections themselves.
On More To The Story, we’ve been interviewing people from across the country who sit at the heart of how we vote. We’ve talked to LaTosha Brown of Black Voters Matter, who’s been fighting voter suppression in the South. We had on activist J. Christian Adams, who falsely claims there are vast numbers of noncitizens voting around the US. We’ve interviewed Sen. Adam Schiff, who fears that President Donald Trump might use the power of the federal government to interfere in the midterms.
This week, we’re bringing you a conversation with Ken Cuccinelli, a longtime fixture of the conservative movement. The former Virginia attorney general and former Trump official is known for his far-right views on immigration, his denial of climate change, and some very conservative positions on social issues like gay rights and same-sex marriage. Today, he’s at The Heritage Foundation pushing for a more open and transparent election process as well as voting restrictions that critics say could wind up disenfranchising legal voters.
What I found fascinating about this conversation was Cuccinelli’s take on America’s election security overall. The president repeatedly claims there’s widespread voter fraud. But here’s how Cuccinelli characterizes America’s voting processes: “Most of the problems in elections overwhelmingly are error and mistake. They’re not malice and fraud, and we could have a lot more confidence in our elections if our election officials would be ready to and willing to admit mistakes and to just fix them. Instead, they oftentimes try to deny that they even exist.” It’s a conversation worth a listen just days away from this pivotal election.
—Josh Sanburn, More To The Story producer
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