U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agrees with him that letting voters send in ballots by mail puts honest elections at risk.
“Vladimir Putin, smart guy, said you can’t have an honest election with mail-in voting,” Trump told Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” after a nearly three-hour meeting between the leaders in Alaska. “He said there’s not a country in the world that uses it now.”
We don’t give a fuck what Putin thinks. He’s the example of what not to do.
The US declared on Friday that they were now allied with Russia and the response from the media was that Trump appeared “weak”. We can’t even acknowledge reality.
The president of the fucking United States taking democracy lessons from Russia…
Harder to meddle with I guess
Well then he can fuck off to Russia
Oh, I’m sure that motherfucking PUTIN agrees with Taco on that. How can you scare and intimidate voters if they are able to safely vote from home?
Sorry, The Orange One is getting lessons on fair elections from PUTIN?? That’s like going to a lion for advice on going vegetarian.
Well, he probably helped Trump “win” the last election. Why wouldn’t he take advice from him?
“He said there’s not a country in the world that uses it now.”
Sweden does, and probably other EU contries aswell.
Spain does
Some places allow online voting (Estonia) and one of my municipalities, even pre-covid!
In Switzerland about 90% of people submit their votes by mail.
The US uses it, too
He meant among the countries with fair elections. You know…Russia…North Korea…did I say Russia?
Same for uk
Australia does too
Canada does, and all we have to do is request a ballot be mailed to us (in or out of country).
Some US states do this as well. Here in Colorado they mail you your ballot a few weeks before election day as the default. You are able to mail it back, but most people drop them off at secure boxes around town on their own time. You can still vote in person but its way more of a pain in the ass to do, idk why anyone would. Mailed ballots are far better
Washington State uses only mail voting, it’s fantastic. You get your ballot in the mail, a voter booklet with candidate statements, and you can use a drop box or USPS to return your ballot. Then you can check your ballot status online and get a text when your ballot is received! It’s wonderful when your state actually wants people to vote
republicans only do it in person, thats probably why the gop banks on thier votes, and they dont voter suppress thier districts either, they do it in a democratic county though.
I have seen a lot of Republican states making it harder for voting
remember densantis, when red districts were hit hard by a natural disaster, he had voting booths stationed all over the place, but none in blue areas.
Tons of Republicans voted by mail in 2020
I can’t ever imagine going back to filling out a ballot at the polling location. It’s so much easier to do at home, when you can take time to actually research all eleventy-billion candidates for federal and state and county and city, then props and measures and…
Voting isn’t like a test, where the questions are unknown before you get your hands on it. Sample ballots are available well before you go to vote, allowing you to research all the candidates and ballot issues as much as you want, before showing up at a polling location.
And as far as I’m aware, every state lets you bring a “cheat sheet” with you, in case you don’t remember who you preferred for city council position #5 when you looked up the candidates last week.
I spend a day or two making my cheat sheet so that I don’t have to figure out what all the down-ballot stuff is the day of.
And with mail in ballots, you can just put a stamp on that cheat sheet and your job is done. No need to stand in line and re-copy everything again.
This is one of the most terminally online things I’ve ever seen…
If anyone reading this is stressed about voting in person (and don’t have a viable mail-in option), you need to know that your anxiety is completely unfounded. You will be just fine, trust me.
If the first time you’re seeing the candidates/issues is when you step into a voting booth, you’re doing it wrong.
Portugal does it too.
Germany too
Belgium does as well
Poland have it. After you regiester, the national mailmen will come to your house on electiin day, but you vote in the sealed envelope and hand-deliver it to the balot box… Becouse, you know, disabled people exist. They have the right to vote. Any system that doesnt create the real opportunity to vote for people that have the right to vote is not democratic.
We all are going to be disabled at some point.
Those two agree on it. How much more proof it’s the easiest way to cheat does one need?
Well, he literally lied in the next sentence. So there’s that, too.
Oh! Well, if Putler says it, I guess it’s right, then.
Trump is such a bitch.
My question is why the fuck would Trump and Putin be talking about elections during a negotiation for peace for a country being attacked who isn’t even present.
Because Trump can’t stay on one subject for more than about 30 seconds. He was probably rambling while Putin nodded along.
Why would Putin get a red carpet treatment from the US in the first place? Putin and Trump announced to the world they are now allies.
Vladimir Putin said that voting in general is putting honest elections at risk.
In Soviet Russia vote mail you in.
Good thing the states decide how to do elections.
For now
Ah yes, Putin. A man of who strongly believes in democracy. He won with 88% of the vote in his last election. His opponents are so shaken by his leadership that they keep looking themselves.
If republicans living in the 80’s could see what they would become, their minds would shatter.
Like Putin is an expert in free and fair elections.
Holy fuck, who cares? Trump is in the Epstein files
