NJ Rep Van Drew Claims Talks with Dead Voters in Fraud Allegations

New Jersey Representative Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who switched from the Democratic Party in 2020, publicly claimed during a Fox Business interview that he personally spoke with deceased individuals who received mail-in ballots, alleging widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. His comments came shortly after President Donald Trump announced plans to ban mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterms, a move widely viewed as unconstitutional by election experts. Van Drew described the 2020 election as a "debacle," citing multiple ballots sent to the same person and multiple addresses. Despite such claims, studies, including one from Stanford University, have found mail-in voting to have an extremely low rate of suspicious votes, and audits in states like Georgia have confirmed minimal instances of voter fraud. Critics argue that Trump and Van Drew's push to restrict mail-in voting could suppress voter turnout and harm democratic representation, especially in densely populated areas. Van Drew's remarks have drawn ridicule and skepticism, with some questioning his credibility for claiming to have communicated with the dead to prove election fraud.