BACKFIRE in progress: Axios reports Democrats begin emergency pivot to encourage in-person voting (GUESS why)

Doug P. | 1:49 PM on September 24, 2020

After many weeks of the Democrats (with gleeful assistance from the media) promoting mail-in voting, in part because they claimed in-person voting could be too dangerous because of COVID-19, the Dems are starting to shift their recommendation:

Democrats pivot to promoting in-person voting https://t.co/qHWwiJcdHZ

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) September 24, 2020

And what could be one of the reasons for that?

"The high disqualification rate for absentee ballots poses a special peril for Democrats." https://t.co/bVW365WDFF

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) September 24, 2020

Ya don’t say! The Dems seem to be sensing some measure of “backfire” on the horizon.

Democrats for months: "OMG, in-person voting is TOO DANGEROUS. Trump wants people to die!!!!!"

*Democrats learn that their voters are too stupid to follow mail-in ballot instructions*

Democrats now: "We need to vote in person. It's the safest way." https://t.co/laps6F4CFN

— RBe (@RBPundit) September 24, 2020

Summer: Dems/media demand wide access to mail-in voting claiming coronavirus makes voting in-person dangerous.

Fall: Dems, realizing that their base might struggle to follow directions thus invalidating thousands of ballots, are advocating for in-person voting.

Amazing https://t.co/eYfyuUC592

— EdAsante (@EdAsante77) September 24, 2020

Imagine how much more successful the Democrats might be if they could avoid falling into their own traps.

Impossible to overstate how a pivot like this after the mailbox fetishism that went on for about 15 minutes makes people numb to that type of reaction regardless of its merit. https://t.co/xcgPkfNxWP

— Noam Blum (@neontaster) September 24, 2020