Obama is out talking about mandatory voting.
From a purely partisan POV, the harder it is to vote the better republicans do. The easier it is to vote the better democrats do.
So Republicans have declared war on voting in the last 6 years. Trying to make it harder to register to vote, harder to vote, harder to do early voting, absentee voting, requiring ID, closing polling places, etc.
The democrats, it seems, have done nothing to make voting easier. Does Obama’s talk signify a new tactic by the democrats (one at least 6 years too late) to do the opposite, making voting as easy as possible? There are several things that could be done to do this.
Make election day a (paid) national holiday
Absentee voting is easier
Early voting is easier
More polling places
Internet voting options
Automatic registration
Mandatory voting (although there should be a ‘none of the above’ option for voters)
Funding for groups that drive people to the polls
Fighting ID requirements
Is anything going to be done for any of that? Is there any substance to making voting easier coming from the white house? Is there anything he can do with his executive powers since nothing will get through congress?