Democrats' coronavirus voting plan – this is the way to undermine democracy

Fox News

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel

April 6, 2020



"After failing with their first left-wing laundry list disguised as coronavirus relief, Democratic leaders are already plotting their next attempt to use the pandemic for political gain.



"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and former Vice President Joe Biden say we must throw election integrity to the wayside in favor of an all-mail election, fundamentally changing how Americans vote in eight months. The overhaul would vastly expand opportunities for fraud and weaken confidence in our elections, but all Washington Democrats see is a potential benefit for their party.

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"Because Democrats see the pandemic, as Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said, as 'a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.' And try to give themselves a political edge.

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"All voters 'eligible to cast a vote' would receive a ballot. The problem: many states do not clean up their voter registration lists unless forced to. California had to remove up to 1.5 million ineligible voters due to a court settlement last year after its rolls showed registration of 112 percent. In other words, there were more registered voters than adults living in the state.

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"Mail-in voting increases the opportunity for fraud. Just ask the New York Times, which in 2012 documented numerous ways 'fraud is easier by mail' and 'vastly more prevalent' than in-person voting. The Times found 'votes cast by mail are less likely to be counted, more likely to be compromised and more likely to be contested than those cast in a voting booth.'

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"These flaws, the Times said, 'raise questions about the most elementary promises of democracy.'



"Or ask Richard Hasen, an election law expert, and no right-winger. Hasen says the 'most common kind of voter fraud' is through vote-by-mail ballots.

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"When New Jersey expanded vote-by-mail in 2018 it sowed confusion, and officials left out 172,000 voters of its absentee list. Imagine the chaos of overhauling election systems in all 50 states in eight months.



"The Republican Party will always defend free and fair elections, especially in times like these. That is why we will continue to fight and win against attempts by Democrats to use the pandemic as an excuse to circumvent election integrity…"



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