Tweet of the Absurd

Uh, let’s be clear. I am NOT saying that voter fraud doesn’t exist.  It does.  And it has been proven to NOT be widespread. 

In Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Utah - who have been conducting their elections primarily by mail - there is little evidence of widespread voter fraud by mail.  In Wisconsin you must produce a photo ID to vote absentee.  So it’s a pretty solid system. 

As for delaying the election the president has nothing to say about it.  Article II, Section I of the Constitution specifically states that the authority to set election dates is held by Congress. Senators Ted Cruz (R. TX) and Lindsey Graham (R. NC) have rejected any notion of moving the election date. Per Senator Graham - Delaying the election probably wouldn’t be a good idea. 

Besides there is this trail of breadcrumbs to follow...

President Trump voted absentee in New York in 2018 and in Florida’s March primary, despite being in the area and driving past early voting locations.  He also listed the wrong birth date on a 2017 absentee ballot for New York mayor and tried to register to vote in Florida in 2019 with an out-of-state address. 

Attorney General Barr voted absentee in 2019 and 2012 in Virginia. 

Vice President Pence voted absentee in 2018 for both the primary and general elections, and, according to Business Insider, mailed in a ballot for the 2020 Indiana GOP primary. 

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has voted by mail in Florida 11 times in 10 years. 

Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale didn’t vote at all in the 2016 general election, which he told CBS was because of a series of problems getting his absentee ballot, citing that as evidence of potential problems with absentee voting.  He voted by mail in 2018. 

Ivanka Trump attempted to vote absentee for New York mayor in 2017 but sent the ballot too late. 

First lady Melania Trump attempted to vote absentee for New York mayor in 2017 but failed to sign the envelope. 

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar voted absentee in 2018. 

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross voted absentee in Florida 15 times in the past 15 years. 

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel voted absentee in Michigan in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020. 

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway voted absentee in New Jersey in 2018. 

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner requested an absentee ballot for the New York mayoral election in 2017 but didn’t return it. 

I predict a steady drumbeat of unsubstantiated rhetoric about the November election being rigged as there was an abundance of the same in the run-up to the 2016 election. 

This is what Donald Trump does - and it is totally predictable.