California Democrats are worried about two major "wild cards" for the state's biggest-ever mail-in voting election: changes to the U.S. Postal Service and President Donald Trump's rhetoric.
So far, California election officials aren't seeing the kind of postal delays that could result in voting delays even with the crush on the Postal Service in the coronavirus outbreak.
But California Secretary of State Alex Padilla wrote in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that he is "gravely concerned" about national reports of USPS slowdowns so close to Election Day and changes in delivery protocol DeJoy has implemented to cut costs.
