The Left Is Calling for Mail-In Voting. Here’s Why It’s a Bad Idea.Former first lady Michelle Obama said in a recent statement, "Americans should never have to choose between making their voices heard and keeping themselves and their families safe. Expanding access to vote-by-mail, online voter registration and early voting are critical steps for this moment -- and they're long overdue."Virginia Allen
April 14, 2020
Political figures on the left, ranging from former first lady Michelle Obama to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are calling for the presidential election on Nov. 3 to take place through mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...
- (What follows is the transcript of a conversation between the author and Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation) -...
Allen: … Former first lady Michelle Obama is really one of those strong voices that is advocating for mail-in voting. And she recently said, “Americans should never have to choose between making their voices heard and keeping themselves and their families safe. Expanding access to vote by mail, online voter registration, and early voting are critical steps for this moment and they’re long overdue.â€
What’s your response to former first lady Michelle Obama?
Von Spakovsky: Well, she doesn’t seem to realize the contradiction of what she just said. She says we should have all-mail voting because you shouldn’t have to endanger your safety. Well, if that’s the case, why does she want increased access to early voting?
Early voting is something that about two-thirds of the states have where they open up polling places several weeks before Election Day.
Well, why would she want early voting increased if, in fact, she’s worried about people catching the coronavirus by going to a polling place? That doesn’t make sense. That makes it look like what she’s talking about is basically a partisan objective to increase early voting sites around the country. ...
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