Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is launching a new effort to boost GOP turnout in early and absentee voting in an attempt to overcome the party base’s hesitation to adopt voting practices that are rife for exploitation.
Youngkin’s message comes in the form of an ad paid for by the Republican Party of Virginia, which proved in 2021 to be one of the most successful state-level party machines after the 2020 presidential election.
“We can’t go into our elections down thousands of votes,” Youngkin says in the ad. “And you can secure your vote before Election Day.”
The new party initiative, called “Secure Your Vote Virginia,” is the latest in a growing trend of Republicans acknowledging that the party is hurting itself by not buying into the effort to use early and absentee voting to its fullest. Frequent questions and complaints about voting outside of Election Day ahead of the 2020 election appear to have played a role in the downfall of President Donald Trump, as well as Republicans like Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, as tens of thousands of registered voters did not show up to vote. Rural Republicans, in particular, simply did not vote in 2020.
But Youngkin is working with his political action committee and other groups to turn that mentality around.
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