Sure. The state has to do that because of the process itself.
That process requires a very high degree of trust from the public.
And even tho weโre clearly on opposite sides of the political aisle, I bet we can agree that blindly trusting the government isnโt wise.
Anywho. Good luck. I hope your pick wins. I donโt live in CA but I do hope for the best.
Counting the votes in such a manner where it doesnโt look like the process could be cheated would go a long way.
I donโt understand how folks canโt even just acknowledge that the process is such that it *could* be gamed, even if it truly isnโt.
Iโm willing to stipulate everything is above board, but itโs easy to imagine it isnโt.
I donโt think this way about my state because the process itself seems sound.
The process itself is whatโs suspicious.
The whole country understands how the voting process works in general and sadly most of us understand how it works specifically in CA.
The problem is that the process isnโt designed to be above reproach so it looks suspicious, even if the numbers we see trickling out are 100% legitimate and honest.
@CubsChamp2016@BigBoyBeard@TheLaurenChen Iโll happily stipulate everything is above board. Mostly because I want it to be.
But you canโt take a step back and say โsure, I can why people think this is suspiciousโ?
The divide feels impassible.
Hereโs the thing.
If theyโd just count the mail-in ballots first and then count the in-person votes, releasing numbers as they count, then it wouldnโt look so bad.
Surely you can see the point of view that the way this is done looks suspicious, even if itโs actually legitimate.
The optics are so bad around mail-in voting that the system ought to at least solve for that. Public opinion should matter.