MSNBC’s The ReidOut warned that Trump could declare victory before millions of mail-in ballots are counted on election night, with 50% of Democrats planning to vote by mail compared to just 20% of Republicans.
This latest threat to our democratic process comes after Trump’s monthslong campaign to suppress the vote. He’s made unfounded claims of mail-in-voting fraud and systematically attacked the U.S. Postal Service’s ability to process mail-in ballots. Now the votes of nearly 40% of Americans are at risk.
We understand that those at high risk for COVID-19 might not be able to physically participate in the election process during the pandemic -- but the stakes are too high to ignore the GOP’s latest voter suppression strategy, so we need to know: