Exclusive: Michelle Obama to push absentee voting amid coronavirus

[pnwmom]

Source: Axios

Michelle Obama will throw her support today behind expanding vote-by-mail options, advisers tell Axios, with her voting rights group embracing legislation before Congress amid coronavirus fears.

Why it matters: It's the first time the celebrity-backed organization has endorsed federal legislation — and it comes as Democrats await the Obamas' return to the political stage to help Joe Biden.

"There is nothing partisan about striving to live up to the promise of our country; making the democracy we all cherish more accessible; and protecting our neighbors, friends and loved ones as they participate in this cornerstone of American life,” the former first lady said in a statement provided to Axios.

The legislation was introduced by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) in the House and Sen. Ron Wyden in the Senate.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/michelle-obama-vote-2020-election-coronavirus-3be64987-6b86-41e5-acbe-8a9eeda8f7e9.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top

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Oregon and Washington already have mail-in balloting -- it's just absentee voting for everyone.

[IronLionZion]

1. They'll kill the post office to stop it

And they're trying to kill as many of us as they can.

[lagomorph777]

2. +1 And they were already trying to kill USPS to benefit Fedex and UPS.

Killing democracy at the same time would just be icing on the cake.

[IronLionZion]

6. And kill a few thousand Americans while they're at it

They sure like to kill things for a "pro-life" party that claims to value American traditions. USPS was around long before FedEx and UPS.

[lagomorph777]

8. Kill 3 birds with one stone.

Awesome.

[saidsimplesimon]

5. Rural areas would suffer

the most should this scheme of greedy GOP sycophants have their way. Vote them all out in 2020 may have bipartisan support.

[Cha]

3. Mahalo, Michelle Obama.. we have to Fight THIS

[Roy Rolling]

4. Genius

A political genius move.

Now, let Trump bash an AA woman who has enlisted in the mail-in ballot fight the way 17-year olds rushed to enlist after Pearl Harbor.

Your move, Trump. And all of your options are terrible.

Another checkmate by Obama. God, I miss him.

[marlakay]

7. Both Obama's should talk on Twitter

And all other media about saving the post office. They alone can reach the most people the quickest. Have everyone buy one booklet of stamps online.

And email and call their leaders to demand the law that was just done in the house to undo the law that messed up post office passes in Senate and by enough to override Trump.

[SheltieLover]

9. K&R