Trump spread conspiracies on mail-in voting for years. Now his campaign is urging people to vote early and by mail

[Dennis Donovan]

Andy Kaczynski
NEW on CNN: The RNC and Trump are sending robocalls begging people to vote by mail after spreading conspiracy theories about it for years. Lara Trump voices one new call. Earlier this year she did a fundraising call spreading vote-by-mail conspiracies.

9:11 AM · Oct 13, 2024

CNN - Trump spread conspiracies on mail-in voting for years. Now his campaign is urging people to vote early and by mail

By Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski and Jeremy Herb, CNN

Published 3:30 AM EDT, Sun October 13, 2024

Donald Trump’s campaign is making a last-minute push to advocate for early and mail-in voting, methods the former president has falsely vilified for years as dangerous and fraudulent.

With less than a month to go in a tight race, Trump’s campaign is urging people to vote early and by mail, while also working to expand voting access in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.

In a series of recent virtual town halls and robocalls reviewed by CNN, Trump and his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee, have actively encouraged voters to take advantage of early voting options, including mail-in ballots.

“Hi, this is Lara Trump calling on behalf of President Trump’s campaign, and we’re urging you to get out and vote before Election Day,” one robocall says. Earlier this year, Lara Trump voiced a robocall falsely alleging massive fraud in the 2020 election due to mail-in ballots.

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[Jersey Devil]

1. TFG must be freaking out over the early polling numbers

So far, from what I have seen, Dems are voting early in higher numbers than they did in 2020. If those numbers are as good as they appear to be so far, although it is very early, Dems may bank more votes before election day to an extent that it might be impossible for Reps to catch up with election day votes. Thus the panic on the right.