Mad or nah? Election 2020 N.I.C.E. Stories

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the chaos at USPS

Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents feel about the growing controversy of mail-in ballots and post office funding.

Tamara Russell

August 19, 2020

In this Wednesday, May 6, 2020, photo, United States Postal Service carrier Henrietta Dixon gets into her truck to deliver mail in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

As chaos grows at the U.S. Postal Service, voters have begun to question whether the mail-in ballot process — a widely encouraged alternative to in-person voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic — can be trusted. In fact, some voters are willing to risk their health by voting at the polls.

In this installment of “Mad or nah?” — an original series from Revive Radio, a grassroots media outlet based in West Philadelphia — host Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C, hits the streets of Philadelphia and asks residents what they think of the president’s apparent efforts to undermine mail-in voting by withholding funding from USPS.

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Part of the series

Mad or nah?

‘Mad or Nah?’ is an original woman-on-the-street interview series from Revive Radio that asks Philadelphians about issues impacting their everyday life.

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