California is already a clown show under Gavin Newsom, with wildfires raging unchecked, taxes through the roof, and streets that look like third-world war zones. But now, Eric Swalwell, that windbag congressman who’s spent years playing TV tough guy against Trump, thinks he’s got the golden ticket to the governor’s mansion. Fresh off announcing his 2026 run on November 21, 2025, Swalwell hit CNN the next day with his latest brain fart: letting folks vote by phone. Yeah, because nothing says “secure election” like tapping your ballot on the same device you use to order DoorDash. This isn’t maximizing democracy—it’s an open invitation to fraudsters, hackers, and every illegal alien with a burner phone to hijack our elections. If you thought 2020 was a mess, wait until Swalwell turns California into a vote-by-text free-for-all.
The Absurd Pitch: Vote Like You’re Banking—What Could Go Wrong?
Swalwell laid it out plain as day in his November 22, 2025, interview: He wants Californians to vote by phone. “If we can do our taxes, make our healthcare appointments, you know, essentially do your banking online, you should be able to vote by phone,” he blabbered. “Make it safe. Make it secure, but it’s actually already happening all over the United States.” Safe and secure? Give me a break. This guy’s acting like slapping a two-factor code on your iPhone is enough to protect the sacred right to vote. He even threw in fines for counties if in-person lines drag past 30 minutes and a plan to virtualize the DMV so nobody has to show up in person anymore. Sounds convenient, right? Until you realize it’s a recipe for turning elections into a digital dumpster fire where verification goes out the window.
He’s pitching this as “maxing out democracy,” but let’s call it what it is: a desperate ploy to juice turnout among the lazy and the lawless while making it impossible to catch cheaters. California already lets you register by just checking a box saying you’re a citizen—no proof required. Add phone voting, and you’ve got a system where anyone can cast ballots from anywhere, no ID, no paper trail, just pure chaos.
The Shaky Experiments: Mobile Voting’s Spotty Track Record
Sure, Swalwell claims it’s happening everywhere, but the reality is a pathetic patchwork of limited trials that scream “don’t try this at home.” Back in 2018, West Virginia tested mobile voting for overseas residents in the midterms, but it was tiny—barely a blip. A nonprofit has run 21 pilot programs across seven states like Utah, Colorado, South Carolina, and Oregon, mostly in local elections or for military folks abroad. These aren’t statewide rollouts; they’re experiments confined to counties or specific groups. And guess what? They’ve been riddled with glitches and security scares from day one. MIT researchers tore apart one app in 2020, finding vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit to flip votes without a trace. This isn’t innovation—it’s playing Russian roulette with our republic.
Opening the Fraud Floodgates: A Hacker’s Wet Dream
Here’s where Swalwell’s genius plan falls apart like a cheap suit: Phone voting is a fraud magnet. Cybersecurity experts agree—internet voting, including mobile apps, is inherently insecure. No technical evidence shows it can be made safe from hacks, malware, or foreign meddling. Imagine Russian bots or Chinese spies—hey, Swalwell knows a thing or two about Beijing connections—flooding the system with fake votes. Or domestic dirtbags using burner phones to ballot-stuff from their basements. No chain of custody, no way to audit, just digital ghosts vanishing into the ether.
Voters are already skeptical after 2020’s mail-in madness and drop-box debacles. Phone voting cranks that distrust to eleven. Apps like the ones tested have been poked full of holes: One study found ways for attackers to intercept ballots mid-transmission, alter them, or even impersonate voters. And with California’s no-ID vibe, how do you verify who’s on the other end? A PIN? A selfie? Please. This opens the door to massive voter fraud, stolen elections, and endless lawsuits. America First means one citizen, one vote—not one hacker, a million votes.
Swalwell’s Real Agenda: Rigging the Game for the Left
Why push this insanity? Swalwell’s not dumb—he knows phone voting would “max out” Democrat turnout by making it effortless for every couch potato and non-citizen to pile on. In a state where businesses are fleeing and real Americans are fed up, this is his Hail Mary to lock in power. Fine counties for long lines? That’s just code for punishing red-leaning areas while urban machines churn out votes unchecked. Modernize the DMV virtually? Great, so illegals can grab licenses—and voter regs—without ever proving they’re here legally.
This fits Swalwell’s pattern: A guy who’s built his career on Trump Derangement Syndrome now wants to “protect democracy” by gutting its safeguards. It’s not about access; it’s about control. If this catches on, say goodbye to fair elections nationwide. California would become the fraud factory exporting stolen votes to swing states.
California’s Nightmare: Time to Hang Up on Swalwell
Swalwell’s phone-voting scheme isn’t progress—it’s a direct threat to the integrity of our elections, inviting fraud on a scale that would make 2020 look like child’s play. America First demands secure, verifiable voting: In person, with ID, on Election Day. Anything less is an insult to every patriot who fought for this country. If Swalwell gets his way, the Golden State turns into a banana republic where elections are decided by who hacks hardest. Voters, wake up and reject this clown before he dials us all into disaster. California deserves better than another lefty lunatic turning democracy into a dial-tone joke.