When he is not issuing political threats over a potential Democratic victory or making urgent appeals for support on the trail, President Donald Trump has consistently dangled an enticing offer to voters ahead of the upcoming midterm elections: cash in their mailboxes.
Governments worldwide have long experimented with initiatives to counter declining voter turnout, ranging from designated voting holidays to organized transport to polling stations, according to International IDEA. Trump has taken a different route, promising a standard $5,000 payout if Republicans sweep both houses of Congress in November.
