Can Republicans Embrace Voting by Mail? Pennsylvania Offers a Test.
When voters turned out in February to fill a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the stakes were nothing less than control of the chamber, which Democrats held by a single seat.
Candace Cabanas, the 45-year-old Republican candidate who was running as a working-class mom, faced an uphill battle, though not a hopeless one in a competitive district that has long favored Democrats.
But as Election Day dawned, a nor’easter dumped several inches of snow, stranding would-be voters at home. Bad luck dogged others: One woman backing Ms. Cabanas skipped the polls after she fell ill and was rushed to the hospital.
Ms. Cabanas’s Democratic opponent faced similar hurdles but had one advantage: More than 3,300 of his voters had mailed in their ballots early. Ms. Cabanas could count only 532.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/us/republicans-mail-voting-pennsylvania.html