“It’s very important that we not make someone feel bad for voting earlier or voting by mail,” said Matt Schlapp.
Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Chairman Matt Schlapp says that in order to catch up with Democrats, Republicans must adapt to major change in election rules and start ballot harvesting in states where it is legal.
“It’s very important that we not make someone feel bad for voting earlier or voting by mail,” Schlapp said on “Just the News, No Noise” Wednesday. “These are fine things, we just have to do it with security. So in states with ballot harvesting, we ought to start ballot harvesting.”
Mail-in voting and early voting have historically been a weakness for the GOP, with Republican voters predominantly opting to vote in person on Election Day.
Schlapp emphasized the importance of beating Democrats at their own game in specific states where ballot harvesting is legal and early voting is more common.
“There’s five or six vote by mail states,” said Schlapp. “We haven’t statistically done well in those states. We have to beat them at their own game. The other thing we have to do, I think, is really invest in technology.”