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From: [Vote-By-Mail Alert] via OR Dems
Subject: Trump is holding the USPS hostage
To: <newsletter@newslettercollector.com>

This should be the front-page headline in every paper in America, Voornaam.

Today, Trump admitted that he is blocking crucial funds from the U.S. Postal Service in order to obstruct mail-in voting in this fall's election — an election where record numbers of Americans will be voting by mail to stay safe during a worldwide pandemic.

Here's what Trump said:

"They need that money in order to make the Post Office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots ... But if they don't get [the funding] that means you can't have universal mail-in voting." 

Let that sink in. Trump is holding the USPS and our elections hostage to try and rescue his flailing re-election campaign. It's just the latest assault from Trump and his cronies to sabotage the U.S. Postal Service.

We must do more than simply defeat Trump this fall – we need to make sure there is no doubt by working to turn out as many Democratic votes as possible. Will you chip in and make sure we defeat Trump and elect Democrats in 2020?

After Trump installed one of his top donors as the Postmaster General, they wasted no time throwing a wrench into the works of one of the most popular and trusted American institutions.

Postal workers are reporting that they're being banned from working overtime, preventing mail from being delivered on time.

Mail processing and sorting machines are being removed from postal facilities across the country.

And Trump's Postmaster General is now trying to jack up the cost of postage for states to send out ballots to voters.

Trump knows he can't win on the merits, so now he's working to sabotage the system that millions of Americans will rely on to cast their ballots this fall.

We need to do everything we can to fight back, and that starts with your support. Will you donate today to the Democratic Party of Oregon? Remember, you can use your 2020 Oregon Political Tax Credit to give – it's like a free $50 donation.

P.S. You can qualify for the Oregon Political Tax Credit if you're an Oregon taxpayer making under $75,000, or $150,000 per year as part of a joint-filing couple. If you qualify, you can give up to $50 per year to a state political party and receive the full amount as a credit subtracted from your Oregon state taxes when you file (If you're part of a joint-filing couple, you can give up to $100 a year). Don't qualify? We can still use your help funding our important work to elect Democrats in 2020! Please donate any amount you can today.