Forget the lies, vote early, young Republicans say

Voting has already begun in the US presidential election and on the ground, young canvassers for Donald Trump have a challenging mission - to persuade supporters to cast their ballots early, despite conspiracy theories long fuelled by the Republican billionaire.

"With this whole new early voting thing campaign that we're pushing, it's kind of hard to sway some of the old-school conservatives," said Lala Andrews, who has spent months knocking on doors in the key swing state of Arizona.

"Most of the people I talk to have a distrust when it comes to mail-in ballots - they tell me that something fishy happened in 2020 because of that," said the young woman.

"Many Republicans want to vote on election day."

This is because the former president's lies still resonate with many in his own party.