President Trump won the 2016 election, in which 25% of ballots were cast by mail. By railing against absentee voting, 'you potentially jeopardize your own interest,' says Tom Ridge, Pennsylvania's former Republican governor.
Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge lamented President Trump's denigration of voting by mail because Ridge says it may wind up hurting Republicans.Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge lamented President Trump's denigration of voting by mail because Ridge says it may wind up hurting Republicans.
Ridge, who served as the nation's first homeland security secretary, is co-chair of a new bipartisan group called VoteSafe, which is pushing to expand vote-by-mail options, along with safe in-person voting, for this November's election.Chaos In Primary Elections Raises Fears For November "We have many lawsuits going all over. And if we don't win those lawsuits, I think — I think it puts the election at risk," Trump said.Ridge and others think that the president's position is counterproductive because it will discourage Republicans from using a form of voting that's increasingly popular.
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