Mail-in voting for Democratic candidates in three key states has collapsed after being a major force for the party in the 2020 presidential election.
“It’s great news that Republicans are starting to early vote,” Jimmy Keady, founder and president of Republican-aligned JLK Political Strategies, told Fox News. Keady’s remarks are noteworthy given that Decision Desk HQ data has found that requests by Democrats for mail-in ballots in Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania have declined drastically, Fox News reported. According to the data, Democratic requests for mail-in ballots are down by 5 percent in Florida, almost 15 percent in North Carolina, and a whopping 35 percent in Pennsylvania.
“It’s great news that Republicans are starting to early vote,” Jimmy Keady, founder and president of Republican-aligned JLK Political Strategies, told Fox News. Keady’s remarks are noteworthy given that Decision Desk HQ data has found that requests by Democrats for mail-in ballots in Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania have declined drastically, Fox News reported. According to the data, Democratic requests for mail-in ballots are down by 5 percent in Florida, almost 15 percent in North Carolina, and a whopping 35 percent in Pennsylvania.
Having voters cast ballots early means party election managers can focus on a get-out-the-vote strategy for those who will typically wait until election day to make an electoral decision. “I’m sure voters complain all the time about text messages, about getting mail, about getting robocalls to go vote,” Keady told Fox. “Campaigns are now sophisticated enough that once you go vote, those stop … once a voter goes to vote, and those stop, that allows resource allocation from that voter to another voter.”
