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OkSeaworthiness2638 t1_ivhdg9b wrote

Yes its called the red mirage. Its why theyre so obsessed with same day counting.

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AKoolPopTart t1_ivhm6am wrote

Yeah, but waiting for over a month is also ridiculous and will just give Republicans more reason to claim fraud.

You have a week, day/night shifts and very generous over time pay, start counting.

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nicksloan t1_ivi1yx9 wrote

I’m honestly curious… where does the budget to do that come from? What happens if you are looking for election workers in a period of very low unemployment and just can’t find enough people? What about when your county’s election staff prefers to let the early leader stay on top for as long as possible to establish a narrative?

“Count faster” is a suggestion that sounds simple, but is nearly impossible in practice for both good and bad reasons.

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AKoolPopTart t1_ivi3c49 wrote

I don't know man. I'm just a dude on reddit.

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nicksloan t1_ivi47ns wrote

Haha. Fair enough. It does feel pretty hopeless. Here’s to the end of ad season.

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AKoolPopTart t1_ivjjvxz wrote

Thank god....the dreams...the nightmares....they are finally over....

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thewormauger t1_ivjb7pw wrote

This made my shitty mood about the dread of these elections slightly less shitty. thank you for that

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