Trump Says He’s Embracing Ballot Harvesting

Donald Trump, Former PresidentThe campaign of’s is exploring ways to win back the mail-in votes after the Democrats’ performance during the 2020 presidential election and the midterm elections in 2022. The Wall Street Journal According to reports, Trump’s staff is currently reviewing state laws regarding absentee and mail in voting as well as techniques for harvesting ballots.

Trump, the famously controversial politician Critical of mail-in ballots Following the 2020 election, he is now changing his mind following comments made by GOP 2024 presidential hopefuls like South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. They criticize the party for not taking advantage of opportunities in recent elections and focusing too heavily on Election Day turnout.

This is evident in an email Trump sent to raise funds earlier this week, which read: “The radical Democrats have used ballot harvesting to cancel out YOUR vote and walk away with elections that they NEVER should have won. But I’m doing something HUGE to fight back.”

He continued: “Our path forward is to MASTER the Democrats’ own game of harvesting ballots in every state we can. But that also means we need to start laying the foundation for victory RIGHT NOW.”

Trump told Breitbart News In December, the GOP will have to “live in the system that stinks”.” but maintained that “A mail-in ballot is corrupt forever,” and Republicans must look for ways to make elections safer.

Other Republicans agree that the GOP needs to use every tool available to win over voters. The Republican National Committee will be looking into this issue after the November midterms.

About 60 percent of Democrats voted in the mail in 2020 as compared to 30% of Republicans.

“We simply have to beat them at this,”  said Arizona GOP candidate Blake Masters who lost in a close race this past November.
 

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