reign of error.
By: Creativity, Musing
Tags: Socialism, Biden, Trump, Democracy, Trumpism

reign of error.

These moments post election only contribute to the inherit sadness that is this current administration. The “weak” spots in our democracy are unfortunately being exposed in this process. And our worldly reputation will suffer from this nonsense. Just today’s political beheadings are another display of this dictator’s reputation being damaged by individualized preference. Toying with our national security as if it was some sort of game. Refusing the obvious, continuing to polarize partisanship. It’s just a poor display of ethical reasoning in a system that will never be the same again.

Dually, the absurdities that trump-ism has passed along to his base only make this future seem more troublesome. Streaks of baseless claims of ‘voter fraud’ and rampant misinformation stew like the ignorance of his already tepid platform. As a gentle reminder, it was the GOP six months ago that said, don’t vote by mail, show up at the polls. It was the liberal party that said, be safe, stay protected, and vote by mail. Take care of you.

Also, for those who are unaware, civics at each level of the US government is drastically different. One thing to note, we don’t have a universal election board that oversees all states; each have their own governing process, which is all part of the electoral college system that is used to elect the president every four years. When it comes to mail in. & absentee ballots, each state again, has their own process for how and when those are counted. Some states started counting votes weeks before Election Day, and you saw those counts tabulated quickly on the evening of 11.4 when polls closed in each state. In some however, they explicitly have written into law, mail-in & absentee votes cannot be counted until the day of the election, and some not until after polls close on Election Day.

State-by-state overview

In 17 states, statutes or 2020-specific rules allow for absentee/mail-in counting to begin before Election Day:

• Arizona

• Colorado

• Delaware

• Florida

• Hawaii

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Louisiana

• Maryland

• Montana

• Nebraska

• Nevada

• New Jersey

• North Carolina

• Oklahoma

• Oregon

Texas

In 16 states, statutes or 2020-specific rules allow for absentee/mail-in counting to begin on Election Day before polls close:

• Alabama

• Arkansas

• Connecticut

• Georgia

• Indiana

• Michigan

• Ohio

• Pennsylvania

• South Carolina

• Tennessee

• Utah

• Virginia

• West Virginia

• Wisconsin

• Wyoming

Vermont

In 17 states, statutes or 2020-specific rules say absentee/mail-in ballots cannot be counted until after polls close on Election Day or have that effect:

• Alaska

• California

• Idaho

• Illinois

• Kentucky

• Maine

• Massachusetts

• Minnesota

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• New Hampshire

• New Mexico

• New York

• North Dakota

• Rhode Island

• South Dakota

Washington

The gross level of stubborness amongst the GOP supporters absolutely floor me. You have two factors at a play, a global pandemic, which all of you are well attune to by now. And secondly, a pure lack of education when it comes to the voting systems and semantics of the entire election process.

These two factors, in my opinion, are exactly why the GOP, along with its many supporters are simply ‘in the dark’ when it comes to reality around this election.

The electoral autopsy.

In my world, the data will set you free.

Understand this, in the post election autopsy, nearly half of voters say they have voted by mail or absentee. Largely because of concerns over the pandemic, with nearly half, 46%, say they voted by absentee or mail — including 18% who report casting ballots by mail for the first time. And a 54% majority say they voted in person, with equal shares voting on Election Day or before the election. Just for clarity, that’s about one quarter (27%) of voter’s who say they cast their ballots on Election Day. And based on PEW Research Center data, 60% of Biden voters cast their votes by mail-in & absentee, compared to the 32% of Trump voters whom did the same.

The Voting Experience.

A slim majority of voters (54%) say they voted in person this November, compared with 46% who voted by absentee or mail-in ballot. About one-quarter (27%) report having voted in person on Election Day, and an identical share say they voted in person before Election Day.

Two-thirds of Trump voters say they voted in person, compared with 42% of Biden voters. Nearly four-in-ten Trump voters (37%) say they voted in person on Election Day, while just 17% of Biden voters say they cast their ballot at a polling place on Nov. 3.

Trump voters are also slightly more likely than Biden voters to say they voted in person before Election Day. Three-in-ten Trump voters report voting this way, compared with 24% of Biden voters.

The end is near.

Now, remember, the pandemic & the ensuing vote tallies and the respective state governing election laws for counting votes.

There are no oddities, there is not fraud, there is no deception happening. Our democracy is threatened by misnomers from a slug of a human who just can’t accept he has lost. He will and has found absolutely no evidence to prove it otherwise, and the facts as stated above, this person just can not understand. And if he does understand, it’s really more so a story where he only can absorb what he sees as the truth, what he wants to work out for him. You can’t reframe the truth.

These baseless claims of fraud are just ridiculously laughable to me. If you sit in this camp where you believe the election was tainted, please educate yourselves and wake from this nightmare you are having.