Overview
- State party officials in battlegrounds say boosting advance voting is a priority for the midterms, highlighting a tactical shift within the GOP.
- Wisconsin’s GOP is preparing mailers, phone banks, door knocks, emails and digital ads to persuade its voters to cast ballots before Election Day.
- Pennsylvania GOP Chair Greg Rothman says embracing these options must be a 2026 focus, following a 2024 effort that spent $16 million to encourage participation.
- An RNC source told Politico the committee intends to build on the early and mail voting push it ran in 2024, signaling national support for the strategy.
- President Trump continues to oppose these methods, including a recent call to end the Senate filibuster to pursue a nationwide ban, even as some local Republicans voice skepticism yet accept the current rules.