{"id":1977468,"date":"2023-07-19T14:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-republicans-to-vote-early-promotes-ballot-harvesting-during-iowa-town-hall\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T18:46:58","slug":"trump-asks-republicans-to-vote-early-promotes-ballot-harvesting-during-iowa-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-republicans-to-vote-early-promotes-ballot-harvesting-during-iowa-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump urges GOP to vote early, endorses ballot harvesting at Iowa town hall."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-asks-republicans-to-vote-early-promotes-ballot-harvesting-during-iowa-town-hall%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977468&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div \u200dclass=\"post_content\">\n  <div\u2062 class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0719\/2d4601a0-c2e9-4c9b-9143-190cf9f83c6f\/audio.mp3?length=4220685&#038;duration=352\"><\/div>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<p>Former\u2064 president Donald\u200d Trump is\u2063 rallying \u2064his supporters for the upcoming \u20632024\u2062 elections,\u2064 urging \u200bthem to\u200b participate in early \u2064voting\u2062 and \u2064engage in\u2062 &#8220;legal&#8221; ballot harvesting. \u2063In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-equality-act-is-the-greatest-threat-to-religious-freedom-in-our-lifetime-we-must-stand-against-it\/\" title=\"The \u2018Equality Act\u2019 Is The Greatest Threat To Religious Freedom In Our Lifetime. We Must Stand Against It.\">town hall meeting<\/a> \u200cwith Fox News&#8217;s\u200b Sean Hannity in Iowa, \u200dTrump discussed the controversial \u200dpractice of \u200bballot harvesting, where political agents collect \u200cabsentee ballots from voters&#8217;\u2064 homes and \u200ddeposit them en \u2062masse at polling stations or election offices.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2064 the \u2063conversation,\u2064 Hannity highlighted the\u200d Republicans&#8217; reluctance\u200b towards early\u200d voting, \u200bmail-in voting, and legal \u200bballot \u200dharvesting,\u200b which\u2062 Democrats have\u2062 successfully utilized. He asked Trump if he now encourages\u200b and\u2062 embraces\u200b these practices.\u200d Trump \u2062responded \u200daffirmatively, \u2064expressing concerns about \u200bthe creation \u2062of phony ballots.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Trump \u200balso \u2062criticized\u200c mail ballots, claiming they are prone\u200b to\u2062 getting\u2063 lost. He emphasized the need for secure and reliable voting methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064  <\/p>\n<p>While Republicans have traditionally been skeptical of ballot \u200dharvesting, they are increasingly \u2062recognizing\u200d it as\u200d a legitimate \u2064election strategy \u2064to gain more\u2064 votes. \u2063However, \u2062there\u200d is\u200d still apprehension \u200dwithin the GOP about implementing the strategy on\u200c a large\u2062 scale, \u200das \u200dthe rules surrounding\u2064 it vary \u200bbetween \u2062states.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<p>One significant \u200devent that brought ballot\u200d harvesting\u200d into the \u2063public eye \u200bwas \u2064conservative commentator Dinesh D&#8217;Souza&#8217;s documentary \u200c&#8221;2000 Mules.&#8221; The\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-republicans-to-vote-early-promotes-ballot-harvesting-during-iowa-town-hall\/\" title=\"Trump urges GOP to vote early, endorses ballot harvesting at Iowa town hall.\">film exposed individuals \u2063allegedly\u200c hired<\/a> by nonprofits to \u200ccollect and deposit ballots illegally \u200cin drop boxes during \u200dthe 2020 presidential election. The documentary used\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dinesh-dsouzas-2000-mules-movie-alleging-voter-fraud-makes-1-million-on-streaming-sites\/\" title=\"Dinesh D\u2019Souza\u2019s \u20182000 Mules\u2019 Movie, Alleging Voter Fraud, Makes  Million On Streaming Sites\">cellphone location data<\/a> and video \u200dsurveillance to track these individuals,\u200d raising\u2063 suspicions about the integrity of\u2062 the\u2064 process.<\/p>\n<h2>Ballot Harvesting Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>A\u2064 Pew Research \u200bstudy from November 2020\u200c revealed that 46 percent\u2062 of \u2063voters cast\u2064 their votes through \u2062mail-in or absentee \u2063ballots in \u200dthe 2020 presidential election. This highlights the significant\u200b influence\u2063 of \u2063ballot harvesting \u200con election\u200c results. While 32 percent of\u2064 Trump supporters used\u200c absentee or mail-in ballots, \u2063a much\u200b higher \u2062percentage of \u200dJoe Biden&#8217;s \u2064supporters, 58 percent, utilized these methods.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5390197\" style=\"width: 600px\" \u2063class=\"wp-caption \u2062alignnone\">\n\u200b \u2062  \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11\/id5390197-Voting-2_JF_06092022-1200x738.jpg\"><br \/>\n   \u2063  \u200d<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200b \u2063  \u2064 \u2064<\/a><br \/>\n \u2064   Voting ballots \u200bmove\u2062 forward in the audit process at\u200c the Orange County Registrars\u200d office in Santa Ana, Calif.,\u200d on \u2062June 9, 2022.\u2064 (John\u2062 Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>In \u2063an\u2064 opinion \u200bpiece \u2062in The\u200d Hill, \u200cHarvard University professor Paul \u200bE. Peterson points out that \u2064rules\u200d like ballot\u2064 harvesting\u2062 align with the Democratic Party&#8217;s agenda. He\u200c highlights \u2064the shift in voting\u200c methods, \u2062with fewer people\u200c casting their \u2063ballots in \u200bperson\u2064 on Election \u200dDay. Additionally, \u2064he \u200cmentions the relaxation of\u200b mail-in\u2062 and registration procedures in several states, \u200das well as the granting of \u200bvoting rights to \u200bconvicted\u200c felons in\u200d some states.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<p>According \u2064to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-divide-between-hispanic-voters-and-democrats-on-governments-intentions\/\" title=\"Poll Shows Divide Between Hispanic Voters And Democrats On Government\u2019s Intentions\">polling data released<\/a> by\u200d the\u200c U.S. Census \u200dBureau, 69 percent of \u200cvoters\u200d in \u200bthe 2020\u200b presidential\u200b race \u200bvoted either\u2062 by\u200c mail or early, marking the highest rate \u2064of nontraditional voting for a presidential election.\u200b This\u200c demonstrates the increasing popularity of mail-in \u2064ballots \u200bcompared to\u2064 previous\u200c elections.<\/p>\n<h2>GOP Embraces Ballot Harvesting<\/h2>\n<p> \u2063\u200b <\/p>\n<p>Despite previous \u200dskepticism,\u2062 the GOP \u200bis now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-embracing-ballot-harvesting\/\" title=\"Trump Says He's Embracing Ballot Harvesting\">embracing ballot harvesting<\/a> \u2062as a viable election\u2063 strategy. As\u200b they witness its effectiveness, Republicans are \u2063beginning to recognize its potential \u200bto secure more \u200cvotes. However, there\u2064 is still ongoing debate within the party \u200babout\u2062 the extent to \u200bwhich\u2064 this\u200d strategy\u200d should be deployed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump urged his followers to engage in early voting and &#8220;legal&#8221; ballot harvesting for the 2024 elections in a discussion with Fox News&#8217;s Sean Hannity at an Iowa town hall. 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