Postal voting in the United States
Subject in Politics
Postal voting in the United States has come up in 6 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including The Megyn Kelly Show, Pod Save America, The Joe Rogan Experience. 7 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly argued rules allowing witnessed ballot marks were meant for disabled voters, not for operatives to corral Skid Row residents, and called it cheating.
“If the law is set up to say you can mark your ballot with an X or a slash, they are thinking about an elderly person who suffered a stroke”
The Megyn Kelly Show: UK's Righteous Anger, Karmelo Anthony's Parents' Lies, and Cheating in LA Mayor Race, with Laurence Fox and Mike Solana | Ep. 1337 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:37:05
Kelly argues that voters who do not make it to the polls on election day should not have their votes prioritized.
“If you don't prioritize the vote, your vote shouldn't be prioritized”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Shady California Vote Counting, and Dems' Platner Hypocrisy, with Sohrab Ahmari and Sean Davis, Plus James Patterson on Patriotism | Ep. 1333 (Jun 5, 2026) · Listen from 3:11
Kelly argued mail-in ballots should have to be received by Election Day, citing Bass's late overtaking of Rick Caruso in 2022.
“she did not overtake Caruso for several days as late-arriving mail-in ballots continued to pour in, which undermines faith in the elections”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Pratt and Hilton Closer to Runoff, and CBS News WAR Between Pelley and Bari Weiss, with Adam Carolla | Ep. 1331 (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 18:27
Jon LovettCo-host of Pod Save America; diarization split of the same speaker during the economics segment
Lovett asserts that Trump's claims of mail-voting fraud have no evidence behind them.
“There is no evidence. He's making it up. You know that. We know that”
Pod Save America: Trump Plans to Shove What Where? (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 28:02
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan argues mail-in voting should be restricted to invalids, military members, and people overseas.
“the idea of mail-in ballots for anybody other than people who are infalids who can't leave their homes or military”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2526 - JD Vance (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 27:59
Tommy VietorCo-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview
Vietor says the mail ballot ruling lets about 30 states keep their ballot-counting policies.
“I think it allows like 30 states to keep their policies in place in terms of how they count mail-in ballots”
Pod Save America: Trump Held a Fair And (Almost) No One Came (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 30:25
Mike SolanaFounder and editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires and chief marketing officer of Founders Fund
Solana argued mass mail-in voting is new and activists have learned to game it, which will worsen without reform.
“And we are now in the gaming the system moment. And if we don't do something about it, it's just going to get a lot worse”
The Megyn Kelly Show: UK's Righteous Anger, Karmelo Anthony's Parents' Lies, and Cheating in LA Mayor Race, with Laurence Fox and Mike Solana | Ep. 1337 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:44:03
Sean DavisCEO and co-founder of The Federalist
Davis argues California's undated drop-box and extended counting system exists to control election outcomes.
“There is only one reason to design an election in this way, and it's to control the outcome”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Shady California Vote Counting, and Dems' Platner Hypocrisy, with Sohrab Ahmari and Sean Davis, Plus James Patterson on Patriotism | Ep. 1333 (Jun 5, 2026) · Listen from 16:32
Adam CarollaAmerican comedian, radio personality, and host of The Adam Carolla Show
Carolla argued voting should be in person except for cases like overseas military, and that COVID-era mail-in voting invites fraud.
“You should have to go in in person and vote. End of subject”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Pratt and Hilton Closer to Runoff, and CBS News WAR Between Pelley and Bari Weiss, with Adam Carolla | Ep. 1331 (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 18:54
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 3 episodes
- Pod Save America · 2 episodes
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
Trump Plans to Shove What Where?Pod Save America · Oct 6, 2026 · 1 h 21 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor assess Democrats' red-state polling surge before the 2026 midterms, and Vietor interviews Texas gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa.
#2526 - JD VanceThe Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 15, 2026 · 2 h 60 min
Vice President JD Vance joins Joe Rogan to discuss the UFC White House event, election integrity, religion in schools, the Iran war, Epstein files, UFOs, socialism, and labor.
Trump Held a Fair And (Almost) No One CamePod Save America · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett discuss Trump's sparsely attended state fair, Supreme Court rulings, the housing bill and DSA, then Favreau interviews DLCC president Heather Williams.
UK's Righteous Anger, Karmelo Anthony's Parents' Lies, and Cheating in LA Mayor Race, with Laurence Fox and Mike Solana | Ep. 1337The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 11, 2026 · 2 h 4 min
Megyn Kelly talks with Laurence Fox about UK anger over a Belfast attack and migration, then with Mike Solana about the Karmelo Anthony verdict, LA mayor race, and AI.
- Shady California Vote Counting, and Dems' Platner Hypocrisy, with Sohrab Ahmari and Sean Davis, Plus James Patterson on Patriotism | Ep. 1333
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 5, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Megyn Kelly, Sohrab Ahmari and Sean Davis discuss California's slow vote count, allegations against Graham Platner and the Karmelo Anthony trial, then James Patterson and Matt Eversmann discuss Rocket's Red Glare.
- Pratt and Hilton Closer to Runoff, and CBS News WAR Between Pelley and Bari Weiss, with Adam Carolla | Ep. 1331
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 3, 2026 · 1 h 44 min
Megyn Kelly and Adam Carolla discuss California's primary results, Pride Month, the Scott Pelley–Bari Weiss feud at CBS News, and the killing of Henry Nowak.