Republicans are defying President Donald Trump and embracing mail-in voting as they seek any possible advantage ahead of a feared 2026 midterm electoral wipeout.
GOP officials in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are preparing a campaign blitz to encourage voters to sign up for mail-in ballots, with the Republican National Committee also hoping to build on its early mail and in-person voting efforts from the 2024 election, Politico reported.
Republicans’ embrace of mail-in voting—something Trump has railed against for years while falsely claiming it helped “rig” the 2020 election against him—comes amid growing expectations that the party could suffer major defeats next November. Party officials hope the strategy will boost turnout among low-propensity Republican voters who may not bother with elections when Trump’s name is not on the ballot.
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