Well, I just read a NYT article saying if the post office slows things down, it'll hurt GOPers more (Reply #42)

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Hoyt (47,799 posts)

42. Well, I just read a NYT article saying if the post office slows things down, it'll hurt GOPers more

than Democrats.

Maybe we ought to be encouraging that. Most states that we need have Ballot Drop Boxes. GOPers can use the "crippled" PO, while we take our ballots to the drop boxes, or at least request ballots early and mail them back immediately.

"Which Party Would Benefit Most From Voting by Mail?

"It’s Complicated -- Conventional wisdom has been that Democrats are more likely to benefit from voting by mail. But that’s not what research has shown."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/us/vote-by-mail-coronavirus.html

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54 replies	Author	Time	Post
More shenanigans: Mailbox openings are being locked shut [View all]	ecstatic	Aug 2020	OP
Nancy get onto the shit asap!	triron	Aug 2020	#1
RIGHT NOW!!!!!	SheltieLover	Aug 2020	#2
I possess a large bolt cutter. Can anyone tell me what the penalty would be for	Atticus	Aug 2020	#3
You suddenly reminded me of Cool Hand Luke cutting the heads off parking meters...	Hekate	Aug 2020	#7
"What we have here---is a failure to communicate!" nt	Atticus	Aug 2020	#9
Definitely my favorite line. nt	Hekate	Aug 2020	#11
I'm kinda partial to "I don't care if it rains and freezes	Atticus	Aug 2020	#17
Was that in Cool Hand Luke, too?!	Hekate	Aug 2020	#21
Yup. Luke sang it sitting on a bunk just after finding out his mom had died. I think he was	Atticus	Aug 2020	#22
I like "Callin' it your job don't make it right, boss."	Mr.Bill	Aug 2020	#28
A good choice. Hard to select just a couple "favorites" from that movie. nt	Atticus	Aug 2020	#31
Agree!	FailureToCommunicate	Aug 2020	#35
...	FailureToCommunicate	Aug 2020	#34
"50 eggs in a hour"	PSPS	Aug 2020	#18
It works not help	flyingfysh	Aug 2020	#40
I cannot, but you can bet your sweet bippy that if YOU had locked that mailbox shut,	Volaris	Aug 2020	#41
Holy Effin' SHIT!!!	progressive nobody	Aug 2020	#4
Post Offices in high crime areas have been doing that for years after last pickup.	Hoyt	Aug 2020	#5
Burbank is high crime?	dsc	Aug 2020	#6
Solid middle class.	tinrobot	Aug 2020	#8
Do we have to be as gullible as GOPers. Here's a photo from 2016.	Hoyt	Aug 2020	#13
Thank you! That's a relief!	renate	Aug 2020	#16
I totally agree, but we ought to Fact Check too.	Hoyt	Aug 2020	#20
+1	chowder66	Aug 2020	#33
It's all part of the plan...	not_the_one	Aug 2020	#38
Well, I just read a NYT article saying if the post office slows things down, it'll hurt GOPers more	Hoyt	Aug 2020	#42
It is of they voted for clinton.	Volaris	Aug 2020	#43
Photo looks like daytime to me. nt.	druidity33	Aug 2020	#10
Last pickup at 5:00 PM.	Hoyt	Aug 2020	#12
long shadows. check the shadows.	demigoddess	Aug 2020	#25
And it's sunday	Beaverhausen	Aug 2020	#46
Interesting. I've never seen that and there's quite a bit of crime near the Kroger Plaza	ecstatic	Aug 2020	#15
I suspect smart Post Office thieves are more likely to go for stuff in Hollywood.	Hoyt	Aug 2020	#23
OK. The twitter user needs to check again tomorrow during business hours	ecstatic	Aug 2020	#24
That's a good idea. Believe me, I understand the paranoia and distrust.	Hoyt	Aug 2020	#26
I'll vouch for this	catchnrelease	Aug 2020	#29
They say they aren't destroying	shanti	Aug 2020	#14
OFGAWD SAKE.......SERIOUSLY???	a kennedy	Aug 2020	#19
RWers bring an AK 47 to a gunfight...	DSandra	Aug 2020	#36
Speak for yourself.	ehrnst	Aug 2020	#47
We are always on the defensive, if we were a well run party...	DSandra	Aug 2020	#50
Well, there is one guy...	ehrnst	Aug 2020	#51
Do they know	appalachiablue	Aug 2020	#27
Nancy needs to declare this idiot insane & take over running our country ASAP!	Illumination	Aug 2020	#30
Right, because the constitution totally gives that power to the Speaker of the House.	ehrnst	Aug 2020	#48
OMG Ehrnst! Just found out they're going to drill iin the Artic!!!!!! I'm so upset!	Illumination	Aug 2020	#49
I take it you were being facetious?	ehrnst	Aug 2020	#52
Hello ehrnst. Not joking @ all! Just upset about more of Trump's "shenanigans" & destroying our	Illumination	Aug 2020	#53
Why are postal employees following these orders?	Pepsidog	Aug 2020	#32
Many drop boxes you can't put a package in anymore	bucolic_frolic	Aug 2020	#37
Good points. We definitely need to monitor the pick up times as well	ecstatic	Aug 2020	#39
Those red blockades on the drop boxes could use some "Make America Great Again" stickers	Blue Owl	Aug 2020	#44
WTF!!! I don't like seeing the 'junked mail sorting machine' photo either...	liberalla	Aug 2020	#45
Trump will say	DFW	Aug 2020	#54

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