Donald Trump spent TONS of noise knocking early and mailing in voting….
It hurt the party vote in 2020….
Republicans are NOW turning their backs* on Trump’s crying ……..
Oh Wait ?
Apparently So IS Trump now….
Following the Party Leaders…
HOW INTERESTING❗️…..
Republicans are urgently trying to erase the stigma over early mail voting among many of their voters as the party works to catch up with Democrats in 2024.
Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee (RNC) rolled out its “Bank Your Vote” campaign to encourage GOP voters to get comfortable with the practice ahead of 2024. And former President Trump, the front-runner in the GOP primary who for years has cast doubt on early voting and mail ballots, has over the past few months begun to urge voters to embrace those methods after a disappointing midterm election….
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Some divisions within the party are apparent as GOP voters remain skeptical of mail voting after Trump and his closest allies heaped doubt on the process in 2020. Only over the past few months, after Republicans failed to take back the Senate and only managed to flip the House by a slim margin, have the staunchest critics in the party somewhat changed their tune.
Trump’s campaign notably pivoted on the issue earlier this year, when it began urging Republicans to embrace so-called ballot harvesting, which is the process of allowing third parties to collect and submit absentee and mail ballots….
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“Republicans must compete using every lawful means to win,” Trump said. “That means swamping the left with mail-in votes, early votes and Election Day votes. We have to do it.”
It’s not just Trump, either. Some of his closest allies have begun to shift on voting amid signs their opposition to early mail voting could pose a threat to the party’s chances next year…..
*….This piece is about something that has NOT trickled down to most places Republicans control…
See the comments to this post….
Interesting….
In MY county, Nassau LI/NY, which has GOP leadership….
Early voting locations are JUST TWO vs almost a dozen in the past….
Democrats make up 10% MORE than GOPer voters…..
There are OVER One million registered….
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More on the fallacy of the abovce piece on GOPer early voting….
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail
The bipartisan legislation was long sought by advocates for disabled voters, including some of the governor’s own allies….
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