Why does Trump think mail-in voting will help Dems more than Repubs? I don't get it. nt

[LAS14]

[CrispyQ]

1. He knows that when voter turnout is big, dems usually win. -nt

[LakeArenal]

2. Because he's losing and he knows it.

Dems will vote in record numbers.

[dlk]

3. Republicans are heavily invested in voter suppression for a reason

The numbers don’t support them, as they are a minority party. With mail-in voting, more Americans votes are counted and Republicans tend to lose.

[jimfields33]

14. Kinda strange. Florida has huge mail in voting and except for Nikki fried,

We’ve done poorly statewide in Florida. Not sure what trump’s problem is.

[dlk]

20. I've read anecdotal evidence of mail-in ballots in Florida being discarded

Republicans like to “slice the salami,” a little slice here and there. Before long, the salami is gone.

[voteearlyvoteoften]

4. I think they are hacking the voting machines

And mail in leaves a paper trail

[KPN]

5. Maybe because it's harder to suppress votes when

people have the option to vote by mail. So he’s counting on more votes being suppressed among likely Democratic voters via mail in as well as physical, regulatory or other logistical suppression tactics than will be the case among likely R voters. There won’t be a lot of no mail—in voter suppression in districts that are dominantly red.

[Andy823]

12. Exactly! nt

[tableturner]

6. I saw a poll yesterday that showed Republicans half as likely to use the mail this election.

[Solomon]

8. The poll was worse than that.

Only about 14% of mail in people are for trump whereas about 70 percent are for Biden.

[Thekaspervote]

16. Rally cry to all Dems!! Please please don't trust your ballot to the mail period!!

[Thekaspervote]

7. I did see a poll that 72% of Dems were expected to vote by mail to only 30+% gop

That’s a big number!

[Fullduplexxx]

9. I saw 80/20 but close enough the gap is pretty wide

[Thomas Hurt]

10. IMO, he thinks Democrats were going to shy away from voting in person...

and that we won't if mail in ballots are not available.

Fuck Trump. I am prepared to stand in line with a mask.

[judeling]

11. Density

Democratic voters are much more closely packed together. With Covid and the normal GOP suppression of closing polling stations it makes actual voting much more difficult.

In a rural county it is much harder to justify closing polling stations because of distance.

[ElementaryPenguin]

13. Because Putin has explained to him that he can't hack the mail-in vote for him.

Possibly as simple as that.

Without Russian interference, Trump has no chance (and the GOP has no chance of hanging on to the Senate).

[MiniMe]

15. Because you have paper ballots in case you need or want a recount

Makes it harder to just switch the tally

[struggle4progress]

17. He talks out of both sides of his mouth. Don't try to make sense of it.

What he aims for is a certain sound of irritated confidence

[Drunken Irishman]

18. It's pretty simple. More in-person voting better chance he wins.

We saw it during the primary in Wisconsin and Georgia. Polling places are being shut down due to. The pandemic, which means a lot of larger cities will have fewer polling locations. If people are forced to vote on election day, it will mean a much larger crowd and longer wait. People waited up to five and nine hours to vote in a primary, with likely half the turnout of a presidential election.

If Democrats are forced to vote in person, we'll lose the election because of it.

Unfortunately, a lot of people are advocating voting in person now because of the post office issues but there are ways to combat that even before election day:

1. Early voting. Know when your state begins it so you can utilize it in-person if needed.

2. Request your ballot ASAP. Get it as quickly as possible.

3. Mail your ballot ASAP. There's no reason to wait. If you are concerned, drop it off.

4. If you can't do any of that, vote in person on election day but be aware you'll probably be waiting over an hour, if not five.

[Tom Rinaldo]

19. It can be as simple as he knows he is going to lose and he is lining up his excuse

If he can get enough of his base to believe that voting by mail is inherently fraud prone, when he loses that will be his rallying cry, "I told you, massive fraud from all those mail in ballots!"