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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump and Republicans have discovered a way to win the next election.
Harvesting absentee ballots.
The red state Republicans will be mailing out mass absentee ballots for every Republican and Independent in their states.
They will then take those lists and canvas those cities and states to collect those absentee ballots. They will assist these people with their voting.
They did it in California already just a few weeks ago. And they won by a large margin a seat that was previously Democratic.
This is their plan.
Wisconsin is their first target but there will be others.
JI7
(90,216 posts)While we have to do all we can to win including getting out the vote in solid blue and solid red areas that election was in a place that was mostly republican .
kentuck
(112,491 posts)Something was posted on DU the other day about the race.
Such an enthusiastic turnout for Republicans was not predicted.
WhiteTara
(30,100 posts)49 of the 50 states. But that's their plan alright.
delisen
(6,379 posts)was necessary to retain it in 2020.
Meowmee
(5,185 posts)kentuck
(112,491 posts)snowybirdie
(5,550 posts)Is illegal in 49 of the 50 states. Only California allows it.
kentuck
(112,491 posts)Or the Republican Party.
Whatever they can get away with.
Bettie
(16,831 posts)following laws? Laws are only for Democrats and persons of color, not them.
It is the sad truth.
kentuck
(112,491 posts)...and start putting a few in jail.
Bettie
(16,831 posts)our system only works when all sides agree that laws are a thing. Republicans don't believe that.
UncleTomsEvilBrother
(954 posts)When are DEMS going to start our own form of electioneering in order to win elections?
That, "We're better than that," response doesn't seem to be working.
Bettie
(16,831 posts)we do need to start playing their game. If we follow old rules, then we'll lose.
We need hard-hitting ads instead of taking the high road.
We need massive mobilization to ensure that ballots are returned.
And we need messaging that is short, concise and brutal with respect to what we're facing. We need to use their language to get the truth out there in the starkest possible terms.
Thekaspervote
(34,248 posts)the CA district referenced has been red a long long time
Maxheader
(4,393 posts)In kansas...you request an absentee ballot..You receive an application, verifying
you are who you say you are...Drivers license on form..A few questions, mail
it back to the election board..In October I will receive a ballot. I don't think
it's legal to mail them, unrequested...
kentuck
(112,491 posts)<snip>
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has agreed to mail out 2.7 million absentee ballot applications in the state ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Last week, the six-person panel was split on whether to mail the forms to nearly all registered voters, even those who hadnt requested one. The bipartisan commission on Wednesday unanimously passed the plan.
The commission still hasnt finalized the wording of the letter, which could result in a long drafting process. Democrats on the commission want staff to draft the letter to avoid partisan gridlock.
"Were going to wind up in a situation where were going to be parsing individual words on a letter and [having] 3-3 votes on whether were going to say shall or can, or could or would or should. And it does none of us any good," Democratic Commissioner Ann Jacobs told the Journal Sentinel.
Maxheader
(4,393 posts)People have less trouble to vote..as been said here. Register on line.