Mail-in voting benefits all

Aug. 31, 2020 Updated Mon., Aug. 31, 2020 at 8:39 a.m.

Jon Hall claims “Democrats will count the votes until they win” if we have universal mail-in ballots. Sadly, he can’t quite explain Cathy McMorris Rodgers. After all, we’re a strongly Democratic state, have had universal mail-in ballots for years, yet right-wing shill CMR keeps getting re-elected.

Away from clear, local, anecdotal evidence that the GOP claims is a lie, we have a Stanford study showing it won’t benefit either party.

However, Hall does display the truth that the GOP thinks democracy doesn’t favor them. They think if there’s a level playing field they’ll lose. They must continue to cheat by disenfranchising voters if they’re to cling to power. That’s not just my opinion, it’s that of the entire right wing as they continue to throw valid voters off of rolls, close polling places, restrict early voting, destroy the post office and work to prevent universal mail-in ballots.

David Teich

Spokane Valley

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