Trump campaign pollster finds increased demand for more absentee voting

Published May 1, 2020 6:33pm ET



A new survey conducted by a pollster for President Trump’s reelection team showed broad support for more absentee voting and other mail-in options amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The survey, led by Tony Fabrizio and David Lee for the nonpartisan elections group Secure Democracy, found voters overwhelmingly supported keeping in-person voting open as long as polling stations complied with health and safety guidelines administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but they also largely supported expanding absentee voting.

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