Democrats urge early voting, massive turnout as Trump stokes fears of contested election

Reuters ^ | October 15, 2020 | By Tim Reid, Karen Freifeld

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Joe Biden supporter Cindy Kalogeropoulos took no chances when her absentee ballot arrived on Sept. 29. The Michigan retiree filled it out, drove 7 miles to the nearest drop box and hung around to make sure election officials picked it up - all within 48 hours of receiving it.

In neighboring Ohio, Biden backers Eric Bjornard, 42, and his wife Abigail moved quickly too. The couple hand-delivered their mail ballots to their local elections office last month, five weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Democratic leaders have been urging Biden supporters to show up in huge numbers and vote early amid concerns that nothing short of a decisive victory will prevent Republican President Donald Trump from contesting the results, potentially opening the way for state legislatures, the courts or Congress to decide the outcome.

Telling voters to have faith in the democratic process while simultaneously acknowledging that a landslide may be the only way to oust a defiant incumbent is proving to be a delicate balancing act, more than a dozen Democratic Party officials and Biden campaign advisers told Reuters.

Trump has repeatedly and without evidence declared mail voting to be riddled with fraud and the election “rigged” in favor of Democrats, all the while refusing to commit to ceding power peacefully if he loses. The Democratic operatives said they’re concerned that amplifying Trump’s claims could backfire and suppress turnout by making Biden voters believe their ballots won’t count.

What has emerged is an approach that aims to emphasize the power voters hold to send Trump packing if they act early. In Ohio, for example, David Pepper, head of the state Democratic Party, said his team is using Trump’s attacks on voting to motivate Biden supporters to return their mail ballots immediately or to vote early in person.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[ClearCase_guy]

Trump has repeatedly and without evidence declared mail voting to be riddled with fraud

Without evidence??? Who are they trying to kid? We stories every day documenting the problems with mail in voting and voter fraud in general.

[windsorknot]

Reuters: Rooters for Biden.

[HighSierra5]

Roto Reuters. That’s the name. And away go the truths down the drain.

[wbarmy]

Of course, what will happen to all those ballots if Biden has to withdraw from the race because of his crimes coming out?

[Lisbon1940]

If they vote too early, it is invalidated.

[from occupied ga]

You mean like Hillary withdrew when her crimes came out? Different rules for the Democrap elite my FRiend

[Dan in Wichita]

The media jackals often use the phrase “without evidence” in their attempts to discredit Trump’s positions. They know damn good and well there sure as hell is evidence, but they also know the low info voters have no clue what’s going on. The media believes their mission is to keep low info voters ignorant of the truth, because it’ll help their team to win.

[Rodm]

Ok so a couple voters that voted for Hillary last time are voting for Biden by Dropbox. And how is this news?

[Blood of Tyrants]

“all the while refusing to commit to ceding power peacefully if he (Trump) loses. “

Why has no one asked Biden if he will call for peace when he loses?

[flaglady47]

“Joe Biden supporter Cindy Kalogeropoulos took no chances when her absentee ballot arrived on Sept. 29. The Michigan retiree filled it out, drove 7 miles to the nearest drop box and hung around to make sure election officials picked it up - all within 48 hours of receiving it.”

The Dems seem to think that only they are taking precautions with their election ballots to make sure they get to the right place for counting without shenanigans. My sibling and I filled out our absentee ballots (both of us are retired) and had a trusted aide take it directly to the P.O. locked drop box located in the P.O. itself, in order to safeguard our votes, bypassing pickup and delivery by any mailmen that might have bad thoughts in their mind as to what might happen to our ballots.

I have spoken to others who are likewise safe guarding the transition to the ballot box of their absentee or otherwise ballots. The Dems don’t have a monopoly on the care and well-being of their ballots to be cast.

[william clark]

Quick, vote before the evidence of Biden’s corruption becomes too much for the MSM to avoid reporting on!!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

the P.O. locked drop box located in the P.O. itself

You did what you could, but the union postal government worker who empties the PO box could still void your vote.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

I voted in person in Texas today. As I entered the building, a woman was leaving. She said they made her get her mail-in ballot before she could vote in person. Somebody in the line told you have to request a mail in ballot to receive one, She said if you are over 65 they automatically send you a ballot. That is completely false for Texas.

[DoughtyOne]

Isn't it just like a demoⁿⁱcRat not to be able to vote on one day or use an
Absentee Ballot like everyone else. The rest of us can do this, but they need
help. Poor things. It so inconveniences them to have to conform to just
about anything everyone else does. Wait until their little road show runs up against true fascism. If they think they're going to be able to pull this on
that sort of a regime, they've got another think coming. And lets fact it, if
that happens, what elections.