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In just over two weeks comes this year's Election Day. On November 5, Americans will finally learn whether or not Vice President Harris wins her race to become the next president of the United States. Running against Harris is former President Trump, who hopes to secure a second term in the Oval Office, following his 2016-2020 tenure.

Across the country, millions of people have already partaken in early voting. Over 11 million ballots are in, with at least one million coming from swing state Georgia.

For years, Democratic voters have proven to be much more open to early voting than their GOP counterparts. A new poll now illuminates one factor that's likely contributing to many Republicans' hostile disposition against early voting.

A telling survey from YouGov

Most right-wing voters aren't eager to cast their ballots early because they don't trust poll workers. According to recent findings from YouGov, 55% of Republican voters believe poll workers will likely interfere with ballots once they've already been cast.

Only 28% of Democrats and 34% of Independent voters share this view.

During the 2020 presidential election, more than a handful of conservatives accused poll workers and others of tampering with (pro-Trump) ballots. However, none of these cases went anywhere. In fact, Republican judges, many of whom were appointed by former President Trump himself, rejected allegations of election fraud due to a lack of merit.

Four years later, the minds of many right-wing voters remain unchanged. Today, just 47% of Republicans believe poll workers will properly handle our nation's elections. Among Democrats, 80% feel the women and men working the polls will do what's right.

Dispelling myths about early voting

Despite the latent animosity towards early voting amongst Republicans, some right-wing officials have tried to put this to bed. In doing so, they've posited that refusing to vote early actually hurts conservatives and makes them less likely to win elections.

Allegheny County GOP chair Sam DeMarco spoke about this in Pennsylvania. Per DeMarco's view, if Democrats are getting their votes submitted over a 50-day time period, Republicans stand little hope of "overcoming" this within a 13-hour window on Election Day.

Notwithstanding the efforts of officials like DeMarco, many Republicans remain hostile towards both early voting and voting by mail.