With just four days until the election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is criticizing President Donald Trump and his administration for making it more difficult for Americans to vote.
MNSBCâs Andrea Mitchell noted a study conducted by the network found a âvery suspiciousâ coincidence between slow letter delivery and large cities with minority voters.
She asked Pelosi how confident she is the mail-in ballots will be counted and whether there will be a full count and fair election.
âWell, we have to, and again they have poisoned the well in so many ways, dismantling the Postal Service, trying to slow down the mail and the rest, not putting resources as we have asked for in any package of significance that would help facilitate voting in person,â Pelosi said.
She added, âThey have no respect for the fact that so many people are standing in line for hours because they want to honor their sacred right to vote and yet they wonât allocate more resources for more voting places in a safe way for people to vote.â
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Pelosi pointed to a county in Texas as an example of where there is only one place to drop off a ballot officially.
âTheyâre trying to put up barriers to participation. We donât agonize. We organize,â Pelosi said.
She explained she feels âvery confidentâ Democrats will win the White House despite the presidentâs claim the Republicans will take the majority.
Pelosi is also hopeful the Democrats will take the Senate.
âI have every confidence that on January 20th Joe Biden will be inaugurated the president of the United States,â Pelosi said.
She continued, âBut we donât assume anything. Iâm confident because weâre doing the work. Weâve been down this path before and thatâs not going to happen again.â
According to a survey conducted by CNN, Edison Research, and Catalist, about 36% of registered voters have already cast ballots as of Wednesday evening.
