Last thought for the morning, actually leftover from Thursday, on the election integrity thing.
We will likely end up with Biden eking things out, pulling out wins in a whole bunch of near 50/50 states with extended counting of mail ballots being turned into vote numbers in late counting trickling in. It may well be that's where it should have ended up. But it would feel a lot better if we had some sense that's REALLY the way it FAIRLY would have ended up. Not even talking about the fake news influence, with repeated polls averaging about 10% across the board more favorable to Biden than what the numbers really were, in addition to the more rhetorical, policy-skewing falsehoods. Simply on the counting issue.
There's lots of anecdotal evidence of fraud, like the 120 year old who voted and would've qualiied him as the oldest man in the world until it was found he was long dead, and people who went to the poll and were told they'd already cast their ballots (they hadn't) and thus could not vote. These documented incidences are fairly isolated, not proof of systemic (hmm, there's that racism associated word in a different context) bias. But if there IS no systemic bias affecting these late counts, it sure looks suspicious why all these hotspots of urban late counting are flaunting the law and even court rulings and denying REQUIRED poll-watching requirements. Why were they keeping poll watchers 100 feet back in places, where they were actually so far they were using binoculars to try to track what was happening? Why were they putting up paper and cardboard barriers on windows that should have been observaton portals to the counting floors? Why were people on those floors typically 4-1 Dems over Reps, and in some places even from the distance-enforced observation, seen to be universally wearing masks saying "Biden-Harris?" **
Preventing the observation is to me kind of a tell-tale thing. I don't think it would be being done were there no hanky-panky going on. Maybe some of my Dem friends can tell me what they think might be the legitimate reason to defy the law, even defy court orders to uphold that law, saying observers have to be allowed to observe. I mean, I can think some possible reasons. Maybe kiddy porn was being shown in those counting rooms. Maybe dope was being smoked in those counting rooms. Maybe people were openly masturbating in those counting rooms. I don't think any of those are likely, but if not vote-altering hanky-panky, WHAT was it that they didn't think could stand the light of day? I could even accept an answer like, "We just say f*** the law," because that's been the Dem policy from open borders to sanctuary cities to let the rioters riot to don't prosecute or allow bail or jail criminals. If any of my Dem friends can give me what would be a LEGITIMATE reason to prevent legally required observaton, I'm willing to listen to their argument, because maybe I'm missing something. Maybe they have word that all Republican observers are covid positive and won't wear masks" (That still wouldn't explain covering glass, though, would it?) Anybody?
If enough hanky-panky is going on that it needs to be hidden, it also begs the question, how much went on before it was so close and we started looking real hard for it?
** (I love footnotes): at least they were wearing masks, even if Biden ones.
