During a speech at CPAC on Saturday, Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow, Inc., turned political activist, gave horrible advice about voting in the 2024 election. After listing the numerous examples of the supposed evidence he had of rampant, widespread voter fraud, he then recommended not to do early voting, implying that early voting makes it easier for “them to cheat.”
This is awful advice. It is an absolutely atrocious recommendation and, if followed, will do nothing but lead to a Republican defeat in the election. Keep in mind that this is not a comment on claims of voter fraud one way or another. Nevertheless, Republican so-called leaders should be calling for Republicans to vote in any way they can so they can maximize efforts, not restrict or limit them — and then cry victim when there are allegedly issues voting on Election Day.
Many conspiracy theories to the contrary, Republicans didn’t lose recent elections because of cheating involved with early or mail-in voting. Sure, some have put forth evidence that questionable activities occurred. However, in every situation in which those who said the election was rigged or claimed to have proof that corruption happened, Democrats were much more efficient and productive in using early and mail-in voting. Simply put, the sheer number of Democrats who voted early and through mail-in ballots was why so many early votes and mail-in ballots favored Democrat candidates. And now Lindell is advocating that Republicans repeat their mistakes.
Republican voters can either sit idly by and do the same exact thing that contributed to previous defeats, or they can adapt and do something about it in 2024. And, if they want to have any chance of victory, they shouldn’t be crying about election fraud and early voting. Even if they believed every vote in 2020 was stolen, Republicans should now be doing everything possible to ensure they get as many votes as possible. If this means early voting, then so be it. If this means voting on the same day, that’s fine, too. Or, the most likely scenario, if it is a combination of the two as a political strategy to maximize the number of votes Republicans receive in the election, even better.
The most important thing is to vote. The second most important thing is to do everything possible to help others vote Republican. At the risk of sounding repetitive, instead of whining and complaining like Mike Lindell, hold voter registration drives. Go out door-knocking. Make phone calls, hand out flyers, and do anything possible to help build a Get Out the Vote Network in areas throughout the country that maximize Republican voter turnout and participation.
If not, I can guarantee Republicans will lose. It is months before the election, and just as sure as the sun rises in the east, I can say that if Republicans listen to Mike Lindell, they will lose the election.
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At this point, given the stakes of this election, Republican voters must ignore conspiracy theorists — even if they believe such theorists are correct. Instead, they must do everything possible to make sure Republicans are voting. And, to achieve electoral success, Republicans will have to work harder than Democrats. They are going to have to help register people to vote Republican; they are going to have to ensure voters in their areas find a way to the polls or utilize early voting or mail-in their ballots. If they want to win, they must work harder than ever during an election.
But whatever you do, do not listen to Mike Lindell. Instead of skepticism, embrace early voting as a very valuable tool that can help fuel election victories. Solely voting on the day of the election is now archaic. Adapt or die.