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catbyte

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Sun Aug 30, 2020, 03:28 PM Aug 2020

Donald Trump's attacks on the US Post Office have blown up in his face in spectacular fashion:report [View all]

August 30, 2020

By Tom Boggioni

Donald Trump’s attempts to curtail mail-in voting by having his Postmaster General interfere with U.S. Post Office operations is having the unintended effect of filling the coffers of Democratic candidates who will be on the ballot in November.

According to a report from the Daily Beast, at least one hundred Democrats currently running for office have used the uproar over postal interruptions in their emails to supporters designed to rake in contributions — and it is working.

“It’s huge—every single client has been trying to capitalize on it,” explained one Democratic strategist before adding, “It’s rare you get an issue where every candidate, whether they’re a Blue Dog or very liberal, is so aligned on this.”

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According to Democratic strategist Jared Leopold, “I’ve sat in dozens of focus groups of swing voters, and they care about core competency of government. This is a great proof point of something that is apolitical that Trump has politicized and screwed up… It’s a reason why Democrats would go on offense about it.”

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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/donald-trumps-s-on-the-us-post-office-have-blown-up-in-his-face-in-spectacular-fashion-report/

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/dems-turn-table-on-post-office-sabotage





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The USPS is an American Institution. lunatica Aug 2020 #1
Trump destruction...like the sound of that!... Illumination Aug 2020 #14
Yup. Hung by his own petard. lunatica Aug 2020 #27
Hell, any candidate that runs on a platform of "Core Competency of Government" intrepidity Aug 2020 #2
It's about basic competence SCantiGOP Aug 2020 #3
Yeah, imagine "competence" as requisite for political office for a change. jaxexpat Aug 2020 #20
I think Biden is already laying that out SCantiGOP Aug 2020 #23
This is the best time ever for Democrats to NEVER argue policy with each other. jaxexpat Aug 2020 #24
The Idiot-In-Chief didn't realize that when "mail" stops, commerce stops. no_hypocrisy Aug 2020 #4
It's called common sense. Which he & the other Republican criminals don't have! Illumination Aug 2020 #15
And it doesn't just stop for Democrats... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #21
It was a spectacularly tone-deaf stunt Philostopher Aug 2020 #5
yes Locrian Aug 2020 #13
I think it's especially important to older voters Phoenix61 Aug 2020 #6
And businesses. Cetacea Aug 2020 #9
trump flagrancy has some effective limits - good to realize empedocles Aug 2020 #7
It bloody well should have.. my god! Everybody loves the USPS.. Cha Aug 2020 #8
They wan to take your Post Office Chainfire Aug 2020 #10
They want us to be sick with C-19 living out of a cardboard box! Illumination Aug 2020 #16
K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #11
'Destroy the government so we can steal it' only works in CEO focus groups bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #12
it's also a life or death issue for a lot of people! LymphocyteLover Aug 2020 #17
I'll save my snark for after the election Auggie Aug 2020 #18
If you like what he did to the USPS, you'll love what he does to social security mainer Aug 2020 #19
Democrats should beat the drum with this issue Vogon_Glory Aug 2020 #22
K&r Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #25
In yo FACE, fucko! Blue Owl Aug 2020 #26
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