Kellyanne Conway offered a misguided rationale for forcing people to vote in person: If people can stand in line for a cupcake, they can stand in line to vote. jonathanchait writes
Let them eat cupcakes. Photo: Tannen Maury/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Many states and localities are looking to broaden voting by mail to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, which may spike again by November. The argument for doing so is straightforward: Many states already conduct voting entirely by mail, with no major fraud, and the pandemic may well make remote voting the only way for voters to participate without risking their lives.
Against this argument, President Trump has made phantasmal and hysterical warnings that Democrats will systematically abuse the mail-voting system. He has secondarily argued that voting in person is an “honor” that people should want to do .
Conway’s observation that people sometimes wait an hour at Georgetown Cupcake is true. But while many people are willing to stand in line for an hour for a cupcake, not everybody is. And an important thing about voting is that it’s something everybody is supposed to be able to do. Some people might be physically daunted at the prospect of standing for an hour. More people might have trouble finding an hour of time to wait on one particular Tuesday when they are probably working.
Additionally, even some people who like cupcakes are not willing to stand in line an hour to get one. I personally have an enormous sweet tooth, and have at least once walked past Georgetown Cupcake when I’m looking for a treat, but have been deterred by the line. An even more relevant fact is that Georgetown Cupcake is currently closed due to the coronavirus. It is unsafe to stand in a long line and then walk through a confined indoor space close to other people. It might very well be even more unsafe in November. Forcing people to choose between their safety and exercising their constitutional rights is a monstrous position.
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