Trump’s Attacks on Early Voting May Have Hurt Republicans in the Midterms
Trump’s Attacks on Early Voting May Have Hurt Republicans in the Midterms
Story by Ryan Teague Beckwith
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on expanding access to voting hampered Republican turnout efforts in the midterm elections, potentially costing the GOP in key states like Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
As Trump announced his third presidential campaign earlier this week, he finished with a promise to end the voting practices that were made more available during the pandemic, such as mail-in ballots and longer early voting periods, part of his false narrative that widespread fraud cost him re-election in 2020.
He said he would demand the US adopt “same-day voting,” in an effort to “do whatever it takes to bring back honesty, confidence, and trust in our elections.”
His disdain for early and mail voting trickled down to Republican candidates and voters, who focused more on Election Day voting. That left the GOP dramatically more reliant on supporters showing up on Election Day, while Democrats banked votes from their most stalwart supporters during early voting periods.
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Story by Ryan Teague Beckwith
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on expanding access to voting hampered Republican turnout efforts in the midterm elections, potentially costing the GOP in key states like Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
As Trump announced his third presidential campaign earlier this week, he finished with a promise to end the voting practices that were made more available during the pandemic, such as mail-in ballots and longer early voting periods, part of his false narrative that widespread fraud cost him re-election in 2020.
He said he would demand the US adopt “same-day voting,” in an effort to “do whatever it takes to bring back honesty, confidence, and trust in our elections.”
His disdain for early and mail voting trickled down to Republican candidates and voters, who focused more on Election Day voting. That left the GOP dramatically more reliant on supporters showing up on Election Day, while Democrats banked votes from their most stalwart supporters during early voting periods.
READ MORE: Trump’s Attacks on Early Voting May Have Hurt Republicans in the Midterms https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tr...
There is one Election Day, period. That's the law and it's illegal to have early voting. And, we won't change!