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Ocelot II

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3. He did that last time. It didn't work then and it won't work now.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:42 PM

Nov 5

There are always glitches in elections, and considering the sheer number of people and systems involved, those are pretty rare - machines break down, or there aren't enough ballots, etc., but these things are usually sorted pretty fast. In the olden days we just accepted that these predictable, occasional and minor bumps in the road were just that, not evidence of wrongdoing. That was established in 2020 when Trump's 60+ lawsuits crashed and burned. But some people never learn.

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