Here we go again. Not only did Benedict Donald shovel his "rigged election" nonsense at Kristen Welker this weekend, Preacher of the House Mikey Johnson and other Trumpy minions are taking up the call, mostly complaining about California.
They're doing it for a couple of reasons.
First, their preferred candidates (particularly Spencer Pratt) are faltering in Tuesday's jungle primary. Second, it's preparation for the November midterms, of course — they're laying the groundwork to cast doubt on everything. Why does it take soooooooo loooooooonnnnnnggg to count the votes in California? There must be fraud!
Nope, nope, nopity nope. Here's a quick explainer, courtesy of Marc Elias and Democracy Docket:
California is huge: It has 40 million people. Estimates are that 23 million voters cast ballots in the primary. Trump, whose math skills aren't much above the sixth-grade level, should try counting 23 million votes and see how long it takes.
California is a universal vote-by-mail state. It sends mail-in ballots to every registered voter. Lots of people use them.
California counts all ballots that people mailed on time, even if they're received after Election Day.
California verifies all ballots before they're counted. (Which means, guess what — there's no fraud!)
California allows voters to fix any mistakes — like adding missing signatures —so their votes can count.
In short, California is one of the most voter-friendly states in the nation. No wonder Trump and his henchmen constantly attack it. We cats HISS.
(IMAGE: From Citizen Kane, 1940. Authoritarians screaming about rigged elections is nothing new.)
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