Thread by @aliamjadrizvi

This must be said:

Democrats need to go and VOTE IN PERSON.

Put on your masks and sanitizer, keep your physical distance, and VOTE. IN. PERSON.

Do not vote by mail-in ballot, unless absolutely necessary.

There are now two huge reasons why this is necessary:

1. Mail-in ballots are rejected at much, much higher rates than in-person ballots.

Missing or mismatched signatures, envelope problems, missed deadlines, and other issues resulted in **OVER 500,000** mail-in ballots being rejected in the primaries.

Seriously.

Considering the razor-thin margins many battleground state elections come down to, it's obvious that this is not a risk Democrats can afford.

Worse, the mail-in ballots most likely to be rejected are from minority, first-time, and younger voters.

For perspective, remember that Trump's 2016 victory largely came from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, where he won by about 80,000 votes.

How many mail-in ballots were rejected in those three states in this year's primaries?

Over 60,000.

THIS is the real problem with mail-in voting.

Don't do it unless you need to.

Read more here: washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…

2. It's almost certain that the Supreme Court will have a 6-3 conservative majority this year.

It's also almost certain that if this election is close (which is likely), vote tallies in many battleground states will be legally challenged.

Even if John Roberts sides with the liberal justices, Trump is essentially expecting SCOTUS to rule in his favor — and he's probably right.

It's going to make Bush v Gore in 2000 look like a joke.

So yes, the pandemic is still raging — but we know more about the virus now, and we know how to mitigate our risk (masks, distancing).

So get out there, Dems — forget the whole mail-in thing, and VOTE IN PERSON.

Pass it on.