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USPS delivered about 800 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s last year. It delivered about 2.5 billion pieces of first class mail the week before Christmas.
Even if *every one* of roughly 130 million voters mailed their ballots this fall, USPS could handle it.
Even if *every one* of roughly 130 million voters mailed their ballots this fall, USPS could handle it.
The only thing that gets in USPS’ way are having mail sorting machines yanked from post office hubs and hours cut back for mail carriers so delivery slows down dramatically - the kind of things Trump’s man at USPS, Louis DeJoy, is doing.
“A majority of states won’t accept mail-in ballots unless they arrive by Election Day, even if they’re postmarked prior to Election Day.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-04/don-t-let-the-postal-service-or-trump-derail-the-presidential-election
“A responsible president would focus on fixing what actually needs to be fixed at the Postal Service rather than using it to settle old scores.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-27/coronavirus-trump-s-postal-service-war-is-with-amazon-and-bezos
“The Postal Service’s reach and its broad network of experienced, committed employees are assets, not liabilities... Reimagine the Postal Service. But don’t simply kill it.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-14/coronavirus-don-t-kill-the-postal-service-unshackle-it
Inside Trump’s weaponization of the USPS in the 2020 election. #SaveUSPS
