“As I was driving up here today, we were getting calls that people, you know, are just like, there’s a massive line at early voting sites. And a lot of our staff that are, you know, helping people drive to go vote are saying, you know, ‘We don’t have the capacity to keep up with the requests that we’re getting of people who need assistance to get to the early voting site.’ I think it’s doing the opposite,”

Ilhan Omar · said 2026-10-21 · reported 2026-10-22

Omar said the raid appeared to have inspired people to vote, citing long lines at early voting sites and overwhelming requests for rides to the polls.