Trump Urges Republicans to Vote by Mail 4 Weeks Before Midterms
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 3
Trump Urges Republicans to Vote by Mail 4 Weeks Before Midterms
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 3
Summary
More than four weeks before the midterms, Trump posted a video telling Republicans to “vote early” and “vote by mail,” while also directing them to a GOP website on ballot options.
The appeal marks a sharp reversal for Trump, who has spent years attacking mail voting as fraudulent and as recently as July called mail-in ballots “inherently corrupt.”
That contradiction has been underscored by his own voting: the Florida voter mailed ballots in a March special election and again in the August primary.
The shift comes as Democrats gain momentum in polls and Republicans risk losing both chambers of Congress, with Trump’s low approval ratings and Iran-war-driven price pressures weighing on the party.