Ronna McDaniel, RNC chair, accuses Democrats of exploiting 'pandemic for political gain'

The head of the Republican National Committee accused Democrats Monday of trying to exploit the coronavirus “pandemic for political gain,” saying their calls to expand voting through mail-in options opens the process up to fraud that would undermine the integrity of the 2020 election.

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel wrote in a Fox News op-ed that the calls from Democrats — including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, the likely 2020 Democratic presidential nominee — would “vastly expand opportunities for fraud and weaken confidence in our...