US Postal Service is warning states it may not be able to deliver ballots in time based on current election rules https://t.co/uNq2ZRGDxX pic.twitter.com/Zw0eMJ1Ndu
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 14, 2020
Harsh new statement from Schumer/Pelosi:
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 14, 2020
“The President’s comments today made plain that he will manipulate the operations of the Post Office to deny eligible voters the ballot in pursuit of his own reelection. The President’s own words confirm: he needs to cheat to win.'
True: https://t.co/yQ9Mhv3yCB
The Lincoln Project hits Republican Senators on the Postal Service. (Thread) https://t.co/ODGu3FM2pW
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 14, 2020
This is really serious. Trump is blatantly trying to manipulate the election in his favor by crippling the post office, in order to disqualify as many ballots as possible. Democrats need to make a big deal out of this *now*. If it's not fixed soon, we need mass (masked) protests. https://t.co/ZoCB6OcQXo
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 14, 2020
Alternative: Stand in line to vote, take your chances that you won’t become sick. https://t.co/r6iL8rE8c0
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) August 14, 2020
Each of these groups has standing to sue Trump and his stooges for undercutting the USPS.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 14, 2020
So do voters, candidates, and
states trying to cast electoral votes reflecting their citizens’ preferences https://t.co/TPQG3I2xpc
The U.S. Postal Service is planning to remove about 15% of letter sorting machines it uses around the country, meaning 502 will be taken out of service, according to documents obtained by Motherboard. https://t.co/Q6KJ3pYXnp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 14, 2020
NEW: @jacobbogage got USPS data showing at least 671 USPS mail sorting machines have been removed across the country since June. Represents a reduction in national mail sorting capacity of 21.4 million pieces of mail per hour. https://t.co/6lOGfByZBC pic.twitter.com/FGV1nto0kn
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) August 14, 2020
The @usmailnot4sale campaign has a page of resources for members of the public who want to help #SaveThePostOffice https://t.co/yKtAW959gT
— APWU National (@APWUnational) August 13, 2020
The U.S. Postal Service has written to election officials in 46 states and D.C., warning that it can’t guarantee that every mail-in ballot will be delivered in time to be counted in the high-stakes November election https://t.co/197DABe1D2
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 14, 2020
Sad! 