(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing post offices across the country, sparking concerns ahead of an anticipated surge of mail-in ballots in the 2020 elections, U.S. Sen Joe Manchin and a union leader said Wednesday.
Manchin said he has received numerous reports from post offices and colleagues about service cuts or looming closures in West Virginia and elsewhere, prompting him to send a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asking for an explanation.
The possible cutbacks come as DeJoy, a major donor to President Donald Trump who took control of the agency last month, moves to eliminate overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers, potentially causing a delay in mail deliveries. A recent document from the Postal Service, obtained by The Associated Press, described the need for an “operational pivot” to make the cash-strapped agency financially stable.
“It’s just asinine to think that you can shut something down or throttle it back in terms of the pandemic when basically the lifeline for voting and democracy is going to be in the hands of the Postal Service,” Manchin, a Democrat, told reporters Wednesday.
If there’s a coherent thought going through Trump’s head, it might be that Democrats are mostly using mail-in votes, which creates an impression on Election Day that Trump is winning at first. Then, when the mail-in ballots are slowly counted and the initial results start turning against him, he’ll claim the election was rigged.
And of course, adding more dysfunction to the USPS makes the counting of the mail-in ballots that much more delayed and dysfunctional.
There’s really no part of elections anymore that isn’t defined by Republican cheating.
If there’s a coherent thought going through Trump’s head, it might be that Democrats are mostly using mail-in votes, which creates an impression on Election Day that Trump is winning at first. Then, when the mail-in ballots are slowly counted and the initial results start turning against him, he’ll claim the election was rigged.
And of course, adding more dysfunction to the USPS makes the counting of the mail-in ballots that much more delayed and dysfunctional.
There’s really no part of elections anymore that isn’t defined by Republican cheating.
Cute and completely ass backwards.
Cheating is the lifeblood of liberals in every aspect of their lowly lives.
Cute and completely ass backwards.
Cheating is the lifeblood of liberals in every aspect of their lowly lives.
I don't think you're paying attention to what Trump and his fascist supporters and political allies are trying to do.
Any changes to USPS operations should be shelved until after the November election.
But we know that Trump will do everything he can to suppress mail-in voting.
Any changes to USPS operations should be shelved until after the November election.
But we know that Trump will do everything he can to suppress mail-in voting.
We are all too familiar with the shenanigans democrats play when they physically recount votes and there is an autentication question about accepting millions of mail in ballots. People have legitimate cause to be wary about the validity of mail in votes accuracy.If there’s a coherent thought going through Trump’s head, it might be that Democrats are mostly using mail-in votes, which creates an impression on Election Day that Trump is winning at first. Then, when the mail-in ballots are slowly counted and the initial results start turning against him, he’ll claim the election was rigged.
And of course, adding more dysfunction to the USPS makes the counting of the mail-in ballots that much more delayed and dysfunctional.
There’s really no part of elections anymore that isn’t defined by Republican cheating.
Any changes to USPS operations should be shelved until after the November election.
But we know that Trump will do everything he can to suppress mail-in voting.
We are all too familiar with the shenanigans democrats play when they physically recount votes and there is an autentication question about accepting millions of mail in ballots. People have legitimate cause to be wary about the validity of mail in votes accuracy.
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