Remember PA cannot count absentee ballots before the election by law.
Don’t expect a final out of that critical state until Friday, November 8.
@LnzyHou Those laws are so stupid. (Nearly all.states, if not all,.are.like.that.
If we.have early voting, we should start counting them as they are received.
I can see why they wouldn't reveal the count till election day. But why make it slower.than it needs to be?
@S_r_stone Because it would be only a matter of time before a party soldier revealed the preliminary results, thereby influencing the election outcome. @LnzyHou
@ToruOkada @LnzyHou Slippery slope argument.
You could obfuscate the counts such that no person knows enough to reveal, and make the penalty severe enough no one would brave the attempt.
There are myriad ways to interfere with elections already. "We can't improve this outdated practice because someone might misuse it" fails to convince.
Here's a better idea: Don't reveal ANY results until all are available. That screws up the media horserace coverage though.
@S_r_stone @LnzyHou No more first-past-the-post to avoid binary polarization - sorry, I got carried away.
@ToruOkada @LnzyHou No more Red Mirage or Blue Shift. Think of it. No more white knuckle election watching.
Announce the full results. Then analyze later.
No more treating elections like sports coverage.