By now everybody knows how it works:
--If a Republican wins the presidential election it was because of "Russian disinformation campaigns," possible hacking, etc.
--If a Democrat wins the presidential election, it was the "most secure election in American history" and any questioning of the results is a "grave threat to the very fabric of our democracy."
Shortly before the presidential election in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was convinced she was going to win, that was the lecture she was giving to Donald Trump:
Donald Trump refused to say that he’d respect the results of this election.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 24, 2016
That’s a direct threat to our democracy.
Then after Hillary lost she pivoted to this all while the media didn't say a word:
REMINDER: Hillary Clinton is an election denier.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) August 20, 2024
In 2019, she said, "You can run the best campaign, you can even become the nominee, and you can have the election stolen from you." pic.twitter.com/4ABqaYXI4P
With just over two weeks to go until this year's election, it's obvious the "just in case" stage is being set, and the Dems know they can always count on the Associated Press to help pave the way:
Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable https://t.co/58bogSscuB
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 19, 2024
Elections are "remarkably reliable," unless it looks like Trump's going to win, which will of course stall the process in many areas, causing not everything to run perfectly. I see you, AP.
When democrats win they're reliable safe and secure. When republicans win it's Russian collusion and cheating.
— Meghan Maureen (@Keggs719) October 19, 2024
That's the Left's playbook, each and every time.
Except for when multiple states mysteriously stop counting simultaneously.
— JWF (@JammieWF) October 19, 2024
That's when they start taping pizza boxes to the windows -- just to maintain privacy, of course.
Here's how the AP story opens:
On Election Day, some voting lines will likely be long and some precincts may run out of ballots. An election office website could go down temporarily and ballot-counting machines will jam. Or people who help run elections might just act like the humans they are, forgetting their key to a local polling place so it has to open later than scheduled.
These kinds of glitches have occurred throughout the history of U.S. elections. Yet election workers across America have consistently pulled off presidential elections and accurately tallied the results — and there’s no reason to believe this year will be any different.
I've been voting in presidential elections since 1984 and only recently, the 2000 election notwithstanding, did "oh, we might not be able to get things counted until a few days or weeks after the election" start happening. They're even trying to make it sound like a normal part of the process now:
“Whenever you hear about delays in PA on election night, they really aren’t delays. It takes time to count all the votes. I assure you that people working at the county level ensure those votes are counted with integrity. We have to be patient.” - @Commish_Schmidt pic.twitter.com/pEbdm127Xi
— PaSenateDems (@PaSenateDems) October 16, 2024
Many years ago we almost always knew who won the election before midnight, and now the delays "really aren't delays"?
If they were trying to make people suspicious about the process, what would they do any different? Then again, these people know they have media outlets like the AP around to do their spinning.
