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If underfunding the post office could combat fraud, that argument would make sense. In reality, a dysfunctional post office will have little effect on highly mo
by sjwright 6y ago
If underfunding the post office could combat fraud, that argument would make sense. In reality, a dysfunctional post office will have little effect on highly motivated fraudsters and will disenfranchise the millions of people for whom vote-by-mail isn't a mere convenience.
In fact Trump's rhetoric will be especially motivating for pro-Trump fraudsters who will feel morally vindicated by the endless accusations of fraud by Democrats.
- mindslight 6y agoYou raise a good point. When Trump throws out an accusation, it's generally a smoke screen to distract from his own malfeasance. His campaign managers have to know that he's lost the moderate vote by gross incompetence and failure to lead. Perhaps the entire goal is to induce fraudulent voting by his remaining supporters.
- derision 6y ago"Mail in voting" and "absentee voting" are two separate things. Trump issue is with the former, and has repeatedly advocated for the latter.
- sjwright 6y agoThat is a myth, they aren’t separate things. It’s just semantics which are being manipulated for political purposes. Trump, for example, is voting in the election under Florida’s “vote by mail” option because that’s what it’s called there. https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/voting/ https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/voting/