Asmongold made headlines this week after a clip from his livestream showed him arguing that voting rights should be removed from “at least 85%” of the American population.
The World of Warcraft streamer and OTK co-founder specifically cited the 2024 presidential election as justification. “Think about how close Kamala came to winning,” he said on stream, framing Harris’s electoral performance as evidence that too many people have access to voting.
The clip went viral on social media. It shows Asmongold making the statement without offering specific criteria for which 15% of Americans would keep their voting rights.
Asmongold has built a massive following through MMO content and gaming commentary. In recent years, he has increasingly incorporated political and cultural topics into his streams. He has previously described himself as a centrist.
The proposal contradicts fundamental U.S. constitutional protections. The 15th Amendment prohibits racial discrimination in voting. The 19th Amendment guarantees women’s suffrage. The 24th Amendment banned poll taxes. The 26th Amendment set the voting age at 18.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 specifically outlawed literacy tests and other discriminatory practices. These tools were historically used to prevent Black Americans and other groups from voting. The Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down attempts to create barriers based on education, wealth, or knowledge.
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections in 1966 established that wealth-based voting restrictions violate the Equal Protection Clause. Any system requiring tests or selective criteria to vote would face similar constitutional challenges.
The clip provides no details on how such a system would work. Asmongold did not specify whether he was proposing actual policy or making a rhetorical point. No immediate clarification or follow-up statement appeared in the visible portion of the stream.
