NBC - Trump says 'biggest risk' to re-election is not stopping increased mail-in voting

[Caliman73]

4. The GOP can't defund the USPS

They can hurt it financially as they did in 2006 with the poison pill in funding retirement plans for 75 years in advance. They cannot however "defund" it because the government does not fund the post office. Operations are funded by sales of postage.

There have been shortfalls in the USPS budget, mostly because of having to fund those pensions for people who aren't even born yet. They did ask for a loan to keep operations funded during COVID-19 like everyone else has. By some restructuring, the post office could be running in the black normally. What they need is to repeal that stupid 2006 funding requirement and other obstacles that were put in their path.

The post office will be around in November and will be delivering mail as normal.


However, I do understand your post and we should be working to increase voting by any means. We need to hit up Bloomberg and anyone else with money, to fund massive registration and GOTV efforts with transportation, monitoring polling sites, etc... We have to have massive ground games in every state. All the rich Never Trumpers need to put their money into getting out the vote. The ads are cool and all, but we need everyone out to vote.