FWIW, these highly track with populations; these states represent 36% of the US population and 38% of the sorting machines removed. So while the situation is quite concerning, I don't know that there is a basis for claims that swing states have been disproportionately targeted. https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1296804161418342400

I'd also note, I suppose, that if I were trying to slow down the mail to try to help my re-election, I would *not* disproportionately target swing states because that would be too easy to detect.

Nonetheless, this list of states is NOT suggestive of targeting of swing states.

Indeed, if you go through the full list of removals, it's clear that there is *no pattern whatsoever* between where machines are removed and how red or blue a state is, or whether it's a swing state. Data from here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/08/dejoy-says-usps-wont-reinstall-more-than-600-removed-mail-sorting-machines/

The top states for removals per capita are Delaware, South Dakota, DC, Tennessee and North Dakota. Those are not battleground states the last time I checked. The suggestion that this is concentrated in swing states is wrong, full stop, and pretty irresponsible IMO.