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Trump campaign sending emails to voters in Pennsylvania encouraging them to vote by mail (Original Post) sunonmars May 2020 OP
For years the GOP has encouraged DeminPennswoods May 2020 #1
Absentee ballots cast have historically favored Republican candidates. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #4
I don't think that is true in Iowa. SharonClark May 2020 #7
certainly true in Texas nt yellowdogintexas May 2020 #10
Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever May 2020 #2
Expose these criminals malaise May 2020 #3
Trump and Republicans don't mind if... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #5
Makes sense to me. Until know, they encouraged old folks, shut-ins, deep red state physically machoneman May 2020 #6
K&R Tommymac May 2020 #8
k&r DesertRat May 2020 #9

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)
4. Absentee ballots cast have historically favored Republican candidates.
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:37 AM
May 2020

Making his mixed messages all the more perplexing.

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
7. I don't think that is true in Iowa.
Wed May 27, 2020, 01:06 PM
May 2020

The meme here is that repugs will always vote in person - come hell or high water, but the Dems need absentee ballots because Dems, in general, are less reliable voters. Dems are also more discouraged by negative ads in the latter part of campaigns so having votes "banked" early helps.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
5. Trump and Republicans don't mind if...
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:42 AM
May 2020

... white people vote by mail.

They just want to check the ID's -- or "the papers" -- of others.

machoneman

(4,006 posts)
6. Makes sense to me. Until know, they encouraged old folks, shut-ins, deep red state physically
Wed May 27, 2020, 11:28 AM
May 2020

impaired folks and retired veterans to vote by mail as these voters lean heavily their way. Today though, having EVERYONE vote by mail hurts the republiscum party greatly as even the youngest voters are much more likely to cast a ballot (hey, it's fast and free) rather than trying to walk, call Uber or flag down a free ride to the poling station.

Now that WILL hurt the r-scums a lot!

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