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Eric Hovde: “Anybody can go into a polling station and vote, so why do it…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 07:52

We have this contentious election. A woman who gets to the Supreme Court, that flips Democratic. One of the first things they do is bring back drop boxes. Why? That's not constructive. Anybody can go into a polling station and vote, so why do it [use drop boxes]? So I think we need to figure out ways to build confidence in our election process so we don't have both sides saying the election was stolen. (07:52–07:59)

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Asserts that in-person voting is accessible, questioning the need for drop boxes.

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