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Kaleva

(36,313 posts)
1. This may have an impact on Steve Bullock but would have no effect on Biden
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 10:35 AM
Aug 2020

As it's very unlikely Biden has a chance to carry Montana IMHO.

hlthe2b

(102,299 posts)
2. I should think you'd care about our chances of regaining the Senate!
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 10:46 AM
Aug 2020

whether or not it impacts Biden's chances in Montana is really beside the point.

Kaleva

(36,313 posts)
6. Did I not mention Bullock? Nobody else has.
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 10:50 AM
Aug 2020

Maybe you could direct me to a post of yours where you talk about how this could impact our chances of taking control of the Senate?

hlthe2b

(102,299 posts)
7. Read your post. It reads like a "who cares... Biden won't be affected" response.
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 10:52 AM
Aug 2020

Why you would respond like that escapes me. Much like those posting yesterday that "People were making way too much of this (USPS issue)"

Kaleva

(36,313 posts)
8. Where is your OP on how this could affect Senate races?
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 11:15 AM
Aug 2020

I just want to see how much you care yourself.

It's possible you didn't even think about how this could impact other races until you saw my post about Bullock

hlthe2b

(102,299 posts)
9. There have been countless hundreds of posts to that effect. Most DUers "get it" already
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 11:17 AM
Aug 2020

And as to my posts on WHAT to do about the USPS crisis, you need only search, but since I doubt you will take the minimal effort to do so, I'll give you a head start.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13910209

Wake up and take this seriously!

Kaleva

(36,313 posts)
12. One might think after reading your posts, that Biden is all that matters
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 11:40 AM
Aug 2020

No mention at all as to how this could impact other races.

One could infer that until you read my post about how this could impact Steve Bullock, you never gave down ticket races a thought. And that's ok as most of us are here to learn and we learn something most every day.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
3. Popular pushback has stopped this nation wide. Look for last night's Rachel on Youtube or somewhere
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 10:47 AM
Aug 2020

hlthe2b

(102,299 posts)
5. Maybe, maybe not. It has also been reported that only pullback of box removals in RED states
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 10:49 AM
Aug 2020

has been put on hold.

 

HotTeaBag

(1,206 posts)
11. Oregon and Washington and a few 'purple' states as well.
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 11:36 AM
Aug 2020
"...the USPS will stop collecting the letter collection boxes only in: Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Alaska, Nebraska and small parts of Wisconsin and Missouri."


https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/politics/usps-removes-letter-collection-boxes-reduces-post-office-operating-hours/index.html

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
10. Sounds like the mailboxes were taken from
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 11:30 AM
Aug 2020

Billings and Bozeman...those aren’t blue areas of MT. Billings is quite red and while Bozeman is a college town, it isn’t very blue either. However, I do believe that this scheme was/is an attempt at voter suppression. Steve Bullock is a popular Governor and that may very well translate into a senate win for him. Steve Daines is a lackluster candidate at best. Montana hasn’t historically been the focus of voter suppression efforts.

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