Faulty ballots distributed in person on Election Day may have been more difficult to remedy, he said. But the story quickly reverberated, amplified by conservative outlets and by pundits questioning the merits of voting by mail. “It seems that almost daily we find stories about problems with mail-in voting,” an Oct. 15 story on the show’s website began, citing Breitbart. For months, Trump has generated entire news cycles that serve to cast doubt about mail-in voting, which mainstream outlets have at times covered uncritically, the report found. “See the issue here?” The Postal Service maintains that it has “ample capacity” to handle the increased volume of mail-in ballots anticipated this cycle.

Source: Washington Post October 24, 2020 15:00 UTC