Why Trump wants to shackle the postal service via YahooFinance's rickjnewman
President Trump spouts some wacky ideas that are easy to dismiss, such as his bogus claim that mail voting leads to widespread fraud. But some of his thinking is spot-on, even if it’s diabolical.
In the latest Marist poll, 62% of Biden backers said they plan to vote by mail, while 36% plan to vote in person. Among Trump backers, just 24% plan to vote by mail, while 72% plan to show up at a polling place on Election Day. That’s a giant gap that, in theory, would hurt Democrats if the US Postal Service was unable to deliver some ballots. If 10% of mailed-in ballots got lost or arrived too late to be counted, for instance, it would eliminate 6.2% of the Democratic vote but just 2.
Recent actions at the postal service appear to be part of a Trumpian effort to curtail mail-in voting. DeJoy, the new postmaster, is a millionaire Trump donor appointed to the job in June. This summer, he slashed overtime pay for postal workers, which has slowed the processing of mail and caused delivery delays. DeJoy has also ordered the removal of automating sorting machines and some blue USPS drop boxes.
Story continuesUnder intense public pressure, DeJoy said on Aug. 18 he’ll suspend all operational changes at the USPS until after the November election. But House Democrats still plan to rush a standalone bill providing more aid for the post office and preventing the service from suppressing voting in the fall. It’s not clear if Republicans who control the Senate will go along with that. But public opinion is with the Democrats.
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