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I normally like Glenn's writing but this is just FUD. Historically it has always taken days to count up all the votes due to the heterogeneity of the ballot sys
by milquetoastaf 6y ago
I normally like Glenn's writing but this is just FUD. Historically it has always taken days to count up all the votes due to the heterogeneity of the ballot systems used by the State's. Not to mention the actual electors in the College don't even vote until December - and aren't always faithful to the popular vote.
People are acting like this is the end of the world or some horrible crisis that we don't know the outcome instantly. Patience goes a long way.
- davidw 6y agoA lot of his writing is FUD lately.
- Dirlewanger 6y agoConcern and worry about left-leaning "journalists" censoring a newstory (a newstory that, had it happened to the other political party, would have been all over the news in an instant and would be covered for weeks on end) is FUD? Yup, keep downvoting me retards because I want a free and objective press. You've destroyed this website, hope you're happy.
- milquetoastaf 6y agoWhat's the story? That Hunter Biden smoked crack and got a footjob? The NYT, WaPo, and Wall Street Journal all reported on the supposed connections in the emails tying Joe into this and all came up with little to no evidence of any wrongdoing, fraud, or conspiracy. Glenn's (former) editor points this out to him and then Glenn cites the Daily Caller, which is hardly a reputable source.
- singemonkey 6y agoYour comment here actually did make me happy, so thanks for that!
- happytoexplain 6y agoI downvoted you because your writing is irrationally emotional and one-sided - not because I disagree with a less hostile version of your point.
- manquer 6y agoHe is not claiming the problems are recent either. He is explicitly saying the problems predate even the disputed 2000's cycle. His point stripped of the vitriol is the trust in the system is eroded when there is substantial delays in declaring the result. It is important in a fragile democracy to declare the results without delay, it is also why countries like Brazil do it fast. Sadly America is a fragile democracy today, the sitting President inability to commit to peaceful transfer of power , prematurely claiming victory, trying to stop counting , or constant attacks on the integrity of the election and fraudulent votes , if it is any other country you would agree without question. It is by design that each state has heterogeneous voting system , However while nation thinks it votes for the president it is just voting a guidance to their legislature on who the electors should be,there is no constitutional protection otherwise. Just this election 15$/hour minimum wage and other policy items have been passed by same people who have voted for trump , clearly policy is not deciding factor to elect the president. It is important to align the system to what people think they are voting for,