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G.O.P. Leaders Embrace Early Voting, but Will Their Base Get on Board?
Former President Donald J. Trump has said that until Republicans gain power and can change the law, they have “no choice” but to support voting by mail.After years of deriding early and mail-in voting, claiming they lead to fraud and help Democrats to steal elections, top Republicans are changing their position, leading to a split in the party as the 2024 election approaches.
The converts atop the party warn that they must adapt or risk further electoral setbacks, especially in key states where early and mail balloting are in place. However, the entrenched foes within Republicans’ election-denier ranks could muddle the party message on voting.
The Republican National Committee recently announced that it had created a program to promote early voting, both by mail and in person. The effort, called Bank Your Vote, further calls for Republicans to take advantage of “ballot harvesting” where it is legal, a practice that allows a third party to collect voters’ completed ballots.
“To win close elections, we need to close the gap on pre-Election Day voting,” Ronna McDaniel, the R.N.C. chair, said in a rollout video for the program.

G.O.P. Leaders Embrace Early Voting, but Will Their Base Get on Board? (Published 2023)
Former President Donald J. Trump has said that until Republicans gain power and can change the law, they have “no choice” but to support voting by mail.
I imagine Trump's cult members will react by saying, "what choice do Repubs have but to cheat like Dems?"
Here's the thing. Repubs realize all the lies they've told about early voting are hurting them so they're trying to change the narrative. They've decided to make the bold step of going with a reality based message. Encouraging early voting because like all voting in the US there's an infinitesimally small amount of fraud.