Toni
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I really don't understand why most Democrats don't vote by mail/drop off box.
Don't they?
I'd think that would be a major thrust.
It would definitely help mitigate the effect of closing polling places.
I'm not sure, but quite a few of my Democratic friends vote in person. Even Jobar votes in person. It's likely that more Dems vote by mail compared to Republicans, but I don't know why anyone is voting in person during this pandemic when it's so easy to vote by mail or drop off box. I guess there are still some who don't trust the absentee ballot system, which is ignorant. It's really easy to check if your ballot has been accepted and counted.
To be honest: I voted in person. My polling place is a short walk from my home. I know most of the poll workers. Indeed, the only reason I haven't volunteered to be a poll worker is that in my area, they are already well stocked with volunteers.
For me, voting in person was quick, easy and safe. Polls were not crowded, thanks in part to so many mail in voters. Everyone was well masked. I used my own pen. Hand sanitizer was conspicuously available. But to be honest, I did not trust there not to be some kind of shenanigans with mail in votes. I trust my state's voting practices (paper ballots).
If I had had any safety concerns about voting in person, I would have done it by mail. As it is, I live close enough to the polling place that I could have simply watched to see if there was a line and avoided crowds that way. There were more poll workers than voters when I voted. FWIW, my state and my city has excellent voter turnout.