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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans fear Trump might be too successful with attacks on mail-in voting
GOP strategists around the country are concerned that President Trumps vocal opposition to mail-in voting is resonating with Republicans, imperiling years-long efforts by the party to sign people up to vote by mail.
Expanded mail-in voting has become a pillar of modern political campaigns, enabling both Democrats and Republicans to secure millions of votes days or weeks before Election Day. Once voters are crossed off target lists, campaigns can narrow their focus to those who have not yet voted, conserving precious time and money in the closing days of an election.
"Whether we like it or not, increased vote-by-mail is going to be a reality this fall, said Phil Cox, a former head of the Republican Governors Association. Successful campaigns will need an integrated mail-in ballot strategy that blends messaging, modeling, and targeting. Anything short of that will be conceding votes.
But Trump has wrongly claimed that mail-in voting opens elections to potential widespread fraud even though he himself has voted by mail.
Mail-In Voting, unless changed by the courts, will lead to the most CORRUPT ELECTION in our Nations History! #RIGGEDELECTION, Trump tweeted Tuesday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/508439-republicans-fear-trump-might-be-too-successful-with-attacks-on-mail-in
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,450 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,450 posts)They're worried that their OWN VOTERS are going to be disenfranchised and/or accused of fraud!
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,845 posts)YOU do not get to vote by mail. You have to show up in person.