The American Postal Workers Union has launched a national ad campaign promoting mail-in voting, despite the election security issues it presents.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The left-wing American Postal Workers Union, representing 200,000 members, will air a 30-second TV ad campaign encouraging Americans to vote by mail. The ad comes amid attempts by President Donald J. Trump to combat illegal voting via fraudulent absentee ballots. 📺 DETAIL: This campaign comes amid ongoing debates about mail-in voting, with President Trump recently signing an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified voters and restrict absentee ballot distribution. Trump has regularly criticized mail-in voting as a source of fraud. The ad campaign will first air in Ohio before expanding to other states. The union’s move comes amid a coalition of Democratic-led states, advocacy groups, and political organizations launching legal challenges against Trump’s executive order, arguing it violates the Constitution by interfering with states’ authority over elections. However, Jonathan Smith, president of the American Postal Workers, claims the TV ad was created before President Trump issued his executive order. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “It is our position that it is not the job of the postal workers to verify voter eligibility. It is our job to move mail from one destination to the next.” – Jonathan Smith, President of the American Postal Workers Union 🎯 IMPACT: The ad campaign aims to reassure voters about the supposed reliability of mail-in voting, despite the opportunity it presents for widespread voter fraud through incorrect voter rolls and absentee ballots. Ahead of the mid-term elections in November, mail-in ballots may play a key role in the outcome if President Trump’s executive order is successfully challenged. 📺 FLASHBACK: Research by the Heartland Institute in 2024 confirmed that mail-in voting in 2020 was tainted by widespread fraud, with around a fifth of absentee voters telling pollsters they violated electoral law by voting in a state where they were no longer resident, filling out someone else’s ballot, or forging someone else’s signature. |
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