Here’s one way Trump could try to steal the election, voting experts say

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There’s a plausible way that independent voting experts worry President Trump could try to steal the election: by blocking the counting of mail-in ballots.

Democrats are much more supportive of voting by mail than Republicans, according to recentpolls. That’s partly because Trump has falsely smeared mail-in voting as subject to widespread fraud.

Election officials are expecting an enormous increase in voting by mail — including in the Washington region — because people are afraid to go to the polls during a pandemic. It takes longer to count mail-in ballots than those cast in person. Continue reading.