As postmaster general Louis DeJoy halts his proposed cost-cutting changes to the United States Postal Service until after Election Day, most Americans say that the USPS should be getting more funding in order to handle mail-in voting this year. And amidst reports of recent slow downs in service due to the measures, nearly half of Americans say they rely a lot on mail and deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service in their daily lives. …
Our most recent CBS News Battleground Tracker poll shows that 26% of Democratic registered voters say they have usually voted by mail in the past, compared to 15% of Republican voters. Looking ahead to this year, 37% of registered voters say they would prefer to vote by mail for the presidential election. Of those who would prefer to vote this way, 78% plan on voting for Joe Biden. CONT.
Fred Backus, CBS News
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