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(51,274 posts) Sat Nov 14, 2020, 10:05 PM Nov 2020

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What It Took To Keep The Postal Service From Handing Trump The Election [View all]

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Public pressure and lawsuits kept the USPS from handing Trump the election: Experts believe what made the difference was enormous public pressure, multiple lawsuits, scrutiny from courts, voters mailing ballots early, and legions of dedicated USPS workers.

What It Took To Keep The Postal Service From Handing Trump The Election
“The point here is not just about election outcomes. It’s about honoring the sacred right to vote.”
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7:00 PM · Nov 14, 2020

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What It Took To Keep The Postal Service From Handing Trump The Election [View all] Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP

How many ballots never got counted, we need to know that. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2020 #1

Thousands of mailed ballots missed election day headlines - WAPO liberalla Nov 2020 #37

ballots mailed on Tues (day of) stopdiggin Nov 2020 #54

Well yes, you can look at it that way, but those ballots were supposed to be liberalla Nov 2020 #56

Yes, I know, only 50% of Kentucky Democrats voted bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #51

Rt.. This is EPIC.. We Did THIS! Cha Nov 2020 #2

mine were working lots of overtime. Coming at 7, 7:30 pm, 8:30 pm one day. Amaryllis Nov 2020 #34

Goodness bless him, &all the good conscientious postal svc workers who put country over party onetexan Nov 2020 #66

Somebody(s) need to GO TO FUCKING JAIL FOR THIS if there was indeed a plot to steal the election mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #3

THIS CanonRay Nov 2020 #7

THIS CanonRay Nov 2020 #9

AMEN!! uponit7771 Nov 2020 #21

Yup! 2naSalit Nov 2020 #27

YES. Louis DeJoy is first in line. nt crickets Nov 2020 #30

Agree. DeJoy needs to go to jail. nt Kahuna Nov 2020 #62

This Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #32

Absolutely. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #46

YES !!!!!!!!!! DENVERPOPS Nov 2020 #48

We did this! Save the Post Office, folks. It is absolutely vital to us. Hekate Nov 2020 #4

Yes, I couldn't agree more! It's a SERVICE, not a business, and it belongs to the People! liberalla Nov 2020 #39

How about something to really F*** up Fed Ex and UPS DENVERPOPS Nov 2020 #49

Exactly BigOleDummy Nov 2020 #61

The worst is in Alaska DENVERPOPS Nov 2020 #65

K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Nov 2020 #5

DeJoy needs to be testify before Congress, under oath. Snarkoleptic Nov 2020 #6

Sic 'em, Rep. Jim Cooper! Tanuki Nov 2020 #10

He also needs to personally pay for notinkansas Nov 2020 #52

Jail DeJoy! Sogo Nov 2020 #8

Can Biden replace him?nt helpisontheway Nov 2020 #15

I would think so.... Sogo Nov 2020 #22

I remember someone saying something about a board choosing Dejoy. helpisontheway Nov 2020 #35

This is another situation where McConnell can throw a spoke in the wheels. Lonestarblue Nov 2020 #47

DeJoy must go! Marcuse Nov 2020 #42

Replace the entire board. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2020 #44

NONE of this should have ever happened...& the GOP is so concerned about voter fraud! LOL! Illumination Nov 2020 #11

Now this is what a real "Stop the Steal" looked like. patphil Nov 2020 #12

I think democracy has many friends working at USPS C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #13

I felt relieved when the Postal Workers Union endorsed Joe. Sogo Nov 2020 #24

What happened with the court case? The one where judge helpisontheway Nov 2020 #14

His ruling: Judge Emmet Sullivan. tblue37 Nov 2020 #18

They screwed up by not waiting safeinOhio Nov 2020 #16

Which is exactly why the next two decades are going to be very dangerous... Salviati Nov 2020 #19

IOW, precisely what would be expected to happen when Trump acted irresponsibly... brooklynite Nov 2020 #17

Response Traildogbob Nov 2020 #20

K&R, if the kGOP is willing to go this far to cheat they'll do anything ... ANYTHING uponit7771 Nov 2020 #23

Is there any punitive action that would prevent this from happening again? SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2020 #25

So, in other words... BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #26

Thanks for saving democracy, Heather Walker and the honest USPS employees renate Nov 2020 #28

All things considered, it's a tribute to all the patriots that we won. BarbD Nov 2020 #29

Congress should take back full responsibility for the USPS. Restructure its hiring guidelines. ancianita Nov 2020 #31

Thank you Rachel Maddow radius777 Nov 2020 #33

Nevilledog... Upthevibe Nov 2020 #36

maximum security The Wizard Nov 2020 #38

DeJoy to DeJail C Moon Nov 2020 #41

Yes! There was that one post office that reassembled the sorting machine! Thank you!! C Moon Nov 2020 #40

And another place wryter2000 Nov 2020 #60

Wonder if any Senate races would have turned out differently if all lost ballots were delivered. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #43

K&R Blue Owl Nov 2020 #45

It's just a list of amazings bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #50

Also, I think drump started talking about it too early. He was signaling something liberalla Nov 2020 #57

My late Mom UserNotFound Nov 2020 #53

as would my father! yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #64

It was a multi-pronged approach. calimary Nov 2020 #55

Animal, vegetable & mineral... Rock, paper & scissors. (!!!) liberalla Nov 2020 #58

Big thanks to the NAACP, whichbrought the major case that kept DeJoy's and the USPS feet to the fire StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #59

Did anyone consciously notice bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #63

Yes, Trump and Barr had this scheme all figured out. They planned it and knew if you stopped the UCmeNdc Nov 2020 #67

"See! It WAS rigged." Kid Berwyn Nov 2020 #68

And Drop Boxes. It is what I used. yellowcanine Nov 2020 #69