Trump took to Twitter this morning to suggest a change in the electoral process.
President Trump on Thursday floated the possibility of delaying November’s general election, in a fiery new warning about the implications of mail-in ballots.
In a tweet in which he claimed that the practice would lead to “the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history,” Trump suggested: “Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???”
As noted in the article, Trump has no authority to change the elections. So yes, this is bluster by Trump, trying to sow doubt in the election results. Not a very smart move, I would argue. Again, it plays to his base, but only alienates him from potential voters even more.
We’ve had elections during trying and complicated times before. I have more faith in our systems than Trump. There will be problems, there will be hiccups, but all and all … I think our country will persevere.
You are right, this rhetoric will only further distance those floating and independent voters. We all know his base are incapable of independent thought or critical thinking when it comes to Trump.
But it is obvious Trump will not accept the results if he loses.
This is too wacky for me. Rudy G suggested something similar after 9/11 so he could remain as mayor-and keep in mind that this was America’s Mayor Rudy, the one who’d be getting high schools named after him if not for his later choices-and New Yorkers ran him out of town on a rail. And 9/11 happened on primary Tuesday.
This tweet just removed any doubt I had about voting for Biden this year. A sitting president trying to manipulate the election - shameful. I never thought I’d see this happen in this country.
I’m not a fan of mail in voting. It today’s world there is no reason it can’t be done electronically via an app or the web. If I can access my retirement account securely via mobile, which people will have 10s to 100s of thousands of dollars in, there’s no reason mobile voting can’t be secured.
That said: this was a pretty dumb idea to just drop out there.
An actual paper trail is actually much more secure than a digital one because can’t be altered. That’s why in most states, electronic voting machines produce a paper trail.
I prefer in-person voting. Gives more weight to an important action. That said, I’m all for making voting easier. Yes, all precautions need to be taken, but voting should be easy and open.
