In case anyone is not sufficiently terrified, there are 83 days to the election. The President is openly revealing his strategy to kneecap the USPS and prevent votes from being counted.
We also have a nakedly corrupt Attorney General who is likely to announce sham investigations and/or indictments between now and election day. He will also not blink before mobilizing federal troops to disrupt voting.
On top of that, several key states and races are being administered by nakedly corrupt Republican governors and Attorney Generals, often backed by nakedly political judges.
I’m certainly not helping by watching it unfold like a car wreck in slow motion and doing nothing other than sliding into a rage-induced depression. So what should I be doing?
Educate the people around you about what is happening even if that means risking relationships. Encourage people to vote in ways that bypass the USPS.
Sadly that’s about all I have at this point. It isn’t like calling/emailing our congresscritters can do anything. If people take to the streets over this we need to join in but I don’t see that happening over the USPS nonsense.
In all seriousness, I think it is worth doing canvassing, phone banking, getting people registered, and everything we can to get more Dems to show up at the polls. And we should also prepare for things getting dangerous as microbet said.
I was able to get on the phone with a staffer for my representative, Carolyn Maloney, today and talk with them about the postal service issues. She’s actually been working on this already, and is going to be having a hearing with the Postmaster General on September 17th. Can’t hurt to contact your representatives and senators to let them know this is important to you.
I think you misunderstood. Maloney is the chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and she will be chairing a Congressional hearing where DeJoy has to testify.
First of all, when you’re talking to GOP politicians about the Post office, do not mention voting. Nope, I’m serious. Say you can’t get your medication on time, you can’t pay your bills on time, you ca’t pay your taxes on time. That’s the language they speak. If you talk about voting, they’ll just laugh internally.
Second of all, there are hundreds of grassroots groups out there who are phone banking, writing postcards, textbanking, etc. A lot of them rotate which candidates they support, or causes, many of them list their events on here:
I know it’s the DNC and we hate them, but they allow pretty much any democratic group to use that site/tool, so find something and sign up.
Search facebook or google for local groups or events and find neighbors taking action that way. Yes FB is evil but it’s also effective for organizing.
Encourage everyone you know to request their mailin ballot early, and to send it in immediately (Oct 13th at the latest). Every state has different request windows, you’ll have to visit your county registrar of voters site to determine that. Many are open for requesting NOW.
If you really don’t trust the mail, I’m pretty sure that every county allows you to drop your ballot off at the registrar.
If you want to donate money to down ballot candidates, but can’t decide who, there are several PACs out there who take donations and split them. Many of the former presidential candidates have them, as well as other groups and unions.
Good point. I mentioned both, but tried to play the moderate. I also informed them that I’ve voted for candidates from both parties before and he’ll never get my vote if he doesn’t act on this. He’s never getting it anyway of course.
Trump is preparing to challenge this in swing states.
The most apolitical friend I have from college told me if I look up her officials for her and draft and email, she’ll send it. Sadly she’s in Massachusetts so they may not need much encouragement but it’s a good sign if she recognizes the threat.
Also is there a better pair of Senators than Warren and Markey?
