Subj : Re: Mail In ballots
To   : Dale Shipp
From : Brian Klauss
Date : Fri Jan 15 2021 11:19 am

  Re: Re: Mail In ballots
  By: Dale Shipp to Brian Klauss on Fri Jan 15 2021 01:55 am

 >  BK> The argument against mail-in ballots is that more Republicans tend to
 >  BK> vote at  polling locations instead of mailing in their ballots.
 >
 > That Republican preference for voting at polling locations was possibly
 > because of the words of their supreme leader who kept claiming that mail
 > in ballots were not safe.

Agreed.  Trump's handlers knew that Liberals prefer mail-in ballots and that they tend to sway elections to the Democrats.  By creating a narrative that demonizes mail-in voting, and getting the FOX News, OANN, and Newsmax talking heads to "wash, rinse, and repeat" the talking point, you get people screaming that mail-in voting is fraudulent (except that Trump mails his votes, but that is safe).

 >  BK> Democrats tends to prefer the opportunity to sit at home
 >  BK> and review their ballots and submit them via the mail.
 >
 > Because it was easier, and because it was less risky with respect to
 > Covid.  Since I am in a high risk category, I would feel very hesitant
 > to go to a walk up polling place, especially since there would be many
 > people there who would not be observing safe ruls of mask and distance.

Agreed, again.  I am also a high risk category.  The idea of going to a polling place or waiting in a line that would make patrons of Disneyland scream, I'll stick with my mail-in ballot.

 >  BK> This was proven in this election when traditional
 >  BK> Republican states or those that carried Trump four years
 >  BK> ago went Democratic (at least for the President).
 >
 > The real proof was that the early returns from polling stations seemed
 > to be mostly Republican or split, but then the mail in ballots were
 > giving results of 75% or more for Democratic candidates.

Notice how the narrative changed.  Trump screaming, "We won! We won!" the night of the election.  All of a sudden, the mail-in ballots start coming in, "We won!  All these voters are fraudulent.  Voter dumping.  Fraud."


 >  BK> I like my mail-in ballot. I actually take it to one of my
 >  BK> county's drop off boxes (we have like 20 of them).
 >
 > That is what I did.

Excellent.  I wish all the states would go mail-in.  Not only does it give voters a chance to review the blue books, it also gives them a chance to decide, discuss, and defend who and what they are voting for.  I've had countless discussions with my wife and children regarding a specific law on the ballot.  These discussions have made me or them rethink their vote.  You can't do that at a polling place.
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