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President Trumps extreme opposition to mail-in ballots is more likely hurting him and down-ballot Republicans than it is helping him.
Mounting evidence in voter registration data, a survey, and organizer anecdotes shows that instead of preventing the voting method from being a major factor in the November election, his stance is turning Republican voters off from using the method entirely, which could have the effect of depressing Republican votes.
The presidents rampant alarmism on mail-in voting most recently claiming that foreign governments will rig the election by printing millions of mail-in ballots, an idea rebuked by elections officials frustrates those trying to push state election officials and Congress to provide ample absentee voting and in-person voting options and resources in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. They point out that many analyses find that mail-in voter fraud is small and often prosecuted.
The ultimate choice for American citizens should not be 'jeopardize my health, or vote?' Tom Ridge, who was the first secretary of Homeland Security and former Republican governor of Pennsylvania, told the Washington Examiner. He now co-chairs voting rights-amid-a-pandemic organization VoteSafe with former Democratic Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-nightmare-trump-vote-by-mail-demonizing-driving-down-gop-participation
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)Grins
(7,217 posts)1st Infantry Division.
Election of 1972, and overwhelmingly absentee.
One of those extra duties we all got.
Had to take a quick class on the assignment.
And NOT ONE WORD about Party.
Just VOTE!
And the Bn Commander and all his company commanders - just like EVERY unit in the division - wanted 100% participation.
And if not 100%, I think it was a pretty damn close.
eppur_se_muova
(36,261 posts)Doodley
(9,088 posts)MagickMuffin
(15,937 posts)I did not know that.
RandySF
(58,799 posts)subterranean
(3,427 posts)Remember when he said (without a shred of evidence, naturally) that people voted, then went out and put on a different shirt, a different hat, and voted "many, many times"?
Since there's rampant fraud with both in-person and absentee voting (according to Trump), Republicans should play it safe and just not vote at all!
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)With everything crashing down around them during the last half of this year for the election to severely punish tRUMP, his crime family, and the Republican Party for many years to come.