President Donald Trump has escalated his crusade against absentee voting.<br />The President has threatened to withhold federal funds from two states, Michigan and Nevada, for making it easier for their citizens to vote by mail.<br />According to analysis from Business Insider Trump's stubbornness could hurt him.<br />The President insists vote by mail will leads to fraud could hurt Republicans, and his own prospects, in November.<br />Some state and local Republican officials say Trump is making it harder for them to convince their own voters to turn out.<br />There is no evidence that expanding vote by mail or increased voter turnout automatically benefits Democrats.<br />That means Trump could be unintentionally hurting his own chances.
