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Trump vows to target mail-in ballots ahead of midterm election

reuters.com

7 points by achristmascarl 4 months ago · 2 comments

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bediger4000 4 months ago

As a Colorado resident, I've looked into mail in ballots. There's no real issue here. This is just another Republican thing, stirring up a moral panic over something with zero real evidence. We've seen this time and again from conservatives over the years. Time to stop accepting that these mini moral panics are done in good faith.

  • maximinus_thrax 4 months ago

    This is about creating a moral panic. That ship has sailed back in 2020. This is a calculated move towards voter suppression. The playbook is that an overgrown ICE could be used to 'police' the polling stations and discourage brown people from voting, if mail-in voting is challenged and states bend the knee to cheeto. I'm not worried about traditional blue states, but purple states may be just enough to tip the scales at the midterms. I don't think the country realizes how big of an error the 2024 elections were...

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