ADThe wide Democratic lead in mail voting so far has been the subject of urgent discussions among top GOP officials, according to people familiar with the conversations. ADBut GOP voter distrust in mail ballots now appears to be translating into an advantage in early voting for former vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, and for Democratic challengers in close Senate races in Maine, Iowa and North Carolina. McConnell has told others he is concerned that the president’s rhetoric could discourage Republicans from voting by mail. In fact, states that have embraced universal mail voting have documented tiny rates of ballot fraud, data shows. Ayres, the Republican pollster and a vocal critic of the president, said Trump’s rhetoric on mail voting has undermined decades of GOP work in the area.

Source: Washington Post September 29, 2020 23:05 UTC