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Obama shares phone numbers to find out how Americans intend to vote


Former President Obama shared his phone number on Twitter on Wednesday, urging Americans to warn him about how they intend to vote.

Obama shares phone numbers to find out how Americans intend to vote


The former president tweeted, "Okay, let's try something new." "If you're in the United States, send me a text at 773-365-9687 - I want to hear how you're doing, what's on your mind, and what you're about to vote this year. What are you planning? "

He added: "I keep in touch from time to time with what's on my mind.

Accompanying Obama's post was a photo of him and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, staring at her cell phone.

According to a company release, its number has been released’ in the text-based platform community, which allows public figures to send text directly to all their followers, reach people in a particular city or send messages to each other. Allows.

The former president's message comes 41 days before election day. It is expected’ that the number of people voting by post in the 2020 elections will be recorded as the corona virus epidemic continues.

According to the Washington Post, at least 84 percent of eligible voters are eligible to vote by mail this year. About 51 million people will be automatically sent’ ballots, while 44 million people will be automatically sent applications to get ballots.

About half of the states allow Americans to vote by mail without any excuse or list the coronavirus as an excuse, but they do not automatically send ballots or petitions. Five states need an excuse beyond COVID-19 to cast ballots by mail.

President Trump has made baseless claims that mail-in voting has rigged the election.


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