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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and MATTHEW DALY
2 hours ago
https://apnews.com/fadfb69ba83bf83875fee42ce323a27c/gallery/e425d96d2bdf40bdb4390cfdda093422
WASHINGTON (AP) Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this fall.
The success of the 2020 presidential election could hinge on a most unlikely government agency: the U.S. Postal Service. Current signs are not promising.
The Postal Service already was facing questions over how it would handle the expected spike of mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic, but several operational changes imposed by its new leader have led to mail backlogs across the United States as rumors of additional cutbacks swirl, fueling worries about the November vote.
It seems like theyre just trying to turn customers away from the post office, said Jim Sizemore, president of the American Postal Workers Union chapter in the Cincinnati region. He said his offices are behind on deliveries because of new rules specifying when mail can go out.
https://apnews.com/fadfb69ba83bf83875fee42ce323a27c
Ferrets are Cool
(21,063 posts)This had BETTER be the largest gift to Democrats in like......forever????
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Surely they can handle one ballot per voting adult.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Joe can promise to save the USPS and SS. Those are older institutions that must be shown to be important to younger folks too. Trump has Miller in his ear telling him how to divide us.