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HARRIS JUST LOST GEORGIA.

This is basically the first election result. Trump just won his first 16 electoral college votes. This should be HUGE news.

Trump loyalists now have the power to privately count votes and additionally have the power to not certify any results for reasons left intentionally vague.

Let me reiterate. HARRIS JUST LOST THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

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Fuck. They passed it. Harris just lost Georgia.

Look into the details of what was passed. It won’t simply delay reporting, it will allow them to refuse certification of results based on almost anything, including “suspicious” results, i.e., Trump losing under any circumstance. They’ve also installed loyalists across the state to halt certifications based on that principle on purpose.

Georgia just successfully overthrew democratic elections in their state. They did it after working out loud and in public on it for four years, and no one did anything about it. I’m dead serious when I say that this functionally and practically, which is all that matters, makes it impossible for Harris to win Georgia.

Incredible. And incredibly sad.

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They should hand count the ballots.

Idk what this is about but hand counting can be done on a massive scale and avoids all manner of screwups like Florida in 2000 that gave bush the election.

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Even if you want that, it’s a really bad idea to set new rules for how to count ballots a few weeks before the election, when you don’t have time to hire people or train them to do it right. This guarantees chaos.

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Polls close in a little under two months. We already know how to hand count ballots. Best to start early.

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Early would have been a year ago. Not now.

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So by law all ballot boxes will have their seals broken immediately.

Fucking Jenius, georgia republiQans! That’s such a vote-securing idea! Also when all your Big Lie accusations become plans, you’ve gone full seditionist, just FYI ok? Ok!

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And don’t even think about giving water to people stuck in line for hours in the heat. That’s a felony. (Okay its a misdemeanor, and a judge “paused enforcement” of it sort of.)

Fuckery Ahoy!!

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