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[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah I don't believe that for a fucking second to be honest with you, and I'm finding it difficult to not go insane with conspiracy theories about MAGA fucking with the vote counts, and becoming the same person I made fun of surrounding Jan 6 - except he has a proven record of being a cheat and all but outright stated his intent to cheat the election. I'm kind of dumbfounded that 3 hours after voting night closes the major news outlets are all reporting a Trump win which they couldn't possibly know yet, everyone takes this as fact and refuses to investigate any further. Official vote tally and certification isn't even until mid December by the usual schedule according to .gov sources.

Is it not just a little bit ridiculous to anyone else that in one of the most relentlessly politicized elections of the past century 15+ million people who voted last time suddenly didn't? 15 million people predominantly of the denominations that Trump and his goons particularly hate and wanted to silence? For that matter does anyone else find it strange that 45% of Latinos voted to deport themselves? I mean, some percentage I could expect, even up to like 20, I'd be disappointed but I'd understand, but 45%??

I am most certainly on some amount of copium here but I am incredibly surprised at the lack of any sort of investigation or push back or god damn anything surrounding what should certainly be contested results, at the very least. This feels very very fishy to me.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

5 million trump voters didn't vote this time around.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ap news had a good article about how our voting machines are completely vulnerable to first hand attacks. I think they figured out how to do it. They had a LOT of help.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That could be an explanation if there wasn't a massive drop in turnout, which has a paper trail.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Paper trail.

Hacking the machines would be useful for complaints that the counts weren't accurate, but wouldn't affect turnout. Republicans got the numbers they were expected to get, the lack of turnout hurt the Dems like it always does.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I agree. Let's do a paper ballot recount. See if they match what the machines say.