Forstå den bitre kamp om brevstemmerne ||bitter|||mail-in votes Verstehen Sie den erbitterten Kampf um die Briefwahl Understand the bitter battle for postal votes

Trump er ikke glad for brevstemmer. |||||mail-in votes Trump is not fond of postal votes.

Hans modstandere siger, at han angriber demokratiet. |||||attacks|the democracy His opponents say he is attacking democracy.

Men amerikanerne har brevstemt i over 100 år. |the Americans||voted by mail||| But Americans have been voting by mail for over 100 years.

I 1864 var USA midt i en borgerkrig og et præsidentvalg. |||||||||presidential election In 1864, the US was in the midst of a civil war and a presidential election.

Den republikanske præsident, Abraham Lincoln, ønskede - |Republican||Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln|wished to The Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, wanted to

- at nordstaternes soldater kunne stemme fra fronten. |the northern states'|||vote||the front lines - that Northern soldiers could vote from the front lines.

Demokraterne advarede om valgsvindel, men 150.000 soldater fik muligheden. The Democrats|warned about||election fraud|||| The Democrats warned of voter fraud, but 150,000 soldiers were given the opportunity.

Siden da er brevstemmer blevet mere almindelige. Since then, postal voting has become more common.

Nogle stater holder næsten kun valg gennem postkasser. |||||||mailboxes Some states hold elections almost exclusively through mailboxes.

Ved valget i 2016 var det næsten 1/4 af vælgerne, der brevstemte. |||||||the voters||voted by mail In the 2016 election, almost 1/4 of voters voted by post.

Nu står USA igen i en debat om valgsvindel og brevstemmer. ||||||||election fraud|| Now the US is once again in a debate about voter fraud and absentee ballots.

En lang række stater har i år udvidet muligheden for at brevstemme. |||states||||expanded||||vote by mail A large number of states have expanded absentee voting this year.

Det betyder, at flere amerikanere end nogensinde før får muligheden. ||||"Americans"||||| This means more Americans than ever before will have the opportunity.

Trump har i månedsvis advaret om, at det vil føre til valgsvindel. |"has"||for months|warned||||will|lead to||election fraud Trump has been warning for months that it will lead to voter fraud.

Han mener, at flere brevstemmer giver flere stemmer til Demokraterne. ||||mail-in ballots|||votes||the Democrats He believes that more postal votes mean more votes for the Democrats.

Det har ført til en kamp om en af de mest grundlæggende institutioner i USA. ||led|||||||||fundamental|institutions|| This has led to a battle over one of the most fundamental institutions in the United States.

Postvæsnet har været i krise. Det har skabt tvivl om brevstemmerne. The postal service||||crisis||||||mail-in votes The postal service has been in crisis. This has created doubts about postal voting.

Men Trump vil ikke være med til at pumpe penge ind i postvæsnet. ||||be part of||||pump in||||postal service But Trump doesn't want to help pump money into the postal service.

Han mener, det hjælper Demokraterne. He believes it helps the Democratic Party.

Trump har udpeget en politisk allieret som chef for postvæsnet. ||appointed|||||||postal service Trump has appointed a political ally as head of the Postal Service.

Han har indført en række ændringer - ||"implemented"||a series of|changes He has introduced a number of changes -

- som Demokraterne mener, skal lamme postvæsnet. |the Democrats|||cripple|postal service - which the Democrats believe will cripple the postal service.

Ændringerne er nu sat på pause - The changes|||||on hold The changes have now been paused.

- men der har været rygter om, at postkasser blev fjernet. ||||rumors|||mailboxes||removed - but there have been rumors that mailboxes were removed.

Ét billede gik viralt med påstanden om, at postvæsnet blev saboteret. |||||claim|||||sabotaged One image went viral claiming that the postal service was being sabotaged.

Men det var bare gamle postkasser, der var skrottet. ||||||||scrapped But they were just old mailboxes that had been scrapped.

Et billede blev delt med en tekst om, at Trump-stemmer var smidt på vejen. An image was shared with a text stating that Trump votes were thrown on the road.

Men det er fra 2018, hvor et postbud sagde op og efterlod posten. ||||||mail carrier||||left behind| But this is from 2018, when a postman quit and left the mail behind.

Men der er ingen beviser på storstilet svindel. ||||||large-scale| But there is no evidence of large-scale fraud.

Men brevstemmer kan øge valgdeltagelsen. ||||voter turnout But postal voting can increase voter turnout.

Politikere fra Trumps parti frygter, at det koster republikanske stemmer. Politicians from Trump's party fear it will cost Republican votes.

Hvorfor har Trump så travlt med at angribe brevstemmerne? Why is Trump in such a hurry to attack absentee voting?

Det spørgsmål har sat fuld blus på spekulationerne. |||||full blast||the speculations This question has sparked a lot of speculation.

Lawrence Douglas er juraprofessor på Amherst College. Lawrence Douglas|Douglas||Law professor||Amherst College|Amherst College Lawrence Douglas is a law professor at Amherst College.

Han tror, Trump vil underminere valgresultatet. ||||undermine|election result He believes Trump will undermine the election result.

De fleste Trump-vælgere møder op på valgdagen den 3. november. |||||||election day|| Most Trump voters will show up on Election Day, November 3rd.

De fleste Biden-vælgere vil brevstemme.

I USA bliver brevstemmerne talt op til sidst, og det kan tage uger. In the US, absentee ballots are counted at the end, which can take weeks.

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Husk den gode tone i kommentarsporet. |||||comment section Remember the good tone in the comments section.