Thread by @themarketswork

1) We all know Dems were heavily pushing Absentee Ballots - as they have for many years.

In April, Pelosi was pushing "for a vote-by-mail provision in Congress' next coronavirus relief package."
nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

2) The Dem controlled House tried to push an amendment to a "2002 law known as the Help America Vote Act to make a sworn signature sufficient proof to vote on election day in all states."

Thankfully, it died in the Senate.
courthousenews.com/as-election-ne…

3) The rationale behind the recent push was, of course, COVID.

But in late August, some "concerns" supposedly began:

"Black and Latino voters consistently voice more discomfort and uncertainty about voting by mail"
politico.com/news/2020/08/2…

4) Dems began to back away from Mail-In-Voting w/a new concern.

9-25-20:

"The move away from mail-in absentee voting comes amid major liabilities in new mail-in voting systems that could jeopardize Democrats’ election chances in contests that are close."
washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats…

5) Which is somewhat odd, given that most Mail-In-Ballets had already gone out.

MI = 9/24
WI = 9/17
PA = 9/14-19
GA = 9/15
NC = 9/4
businessinsider.com/when-will-i-ge…

6) On Sept. 30, 2020 an article from the Atlantic, suddenly arguing against mail-in-voting, seemed almost remarkably prescient.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

7) Describing the newly perceived risks from a strategy Dems HAD been relentlessly pushing:

"In the second scenario, Biden wins the popular vote by closer to four points. By the end of Election Night, swing states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are too close to call."

8) Cont: "In the following weeks, conspiracy theories about fraudulent votes and counter-theories about voter suppression take over both parties’ social-media feeds. Republican lawyers invalidate tens of thousands of mail-in ballots because of minor violations."

9) And closing by arguing for In-Person voting:

"The coronavirus does not seem to spread effectively among quiet, masked people in grocery lines, or voting lines. If you are committed to voting this November, but on the fence about how to do so, do it in person."

10) The entirety of this election stinks.

I would like to see an auditing of the federal $ given to PA and other states.

Money given because of COVID fears and the "need" for Mail-In-Voting.

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