'Botched': Arizona GOP's ballot count ends, troubles persist

[Nevilledog]

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https://apnews.com/article/arizona-election-2020-e31f6eb911adb01086281291ca9e6dcf

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republicans’ partisan review of the 2020 election results got off to a rocky start when their contractors broke rules for counting ballots and election experts warned the work was dangerous for democracy.

When the auditors stopped the counting and returned the ballots this week, it hadn’t gotten better. In the last week alone, the only audit leader with substantial election experience was locked out of the building, went on the radio to say he was quitting, then reversed course hours later. The review’s Twitter accounts were suspended for breaking the rules. A conservative Republican senator withdrew her support, calling the process “botched.” And the lead auditor confirmed what was long suspected: that his work was almost entirely paid for by supporters of Donald Trump who were active in the former president’s movement to spread false narratives of fraud.

All this came nearly 100 days into a process that was supposed to take “about 60 days,” according to the Senate Republicans who launched it. And it’s not over yet. Contractors are now producing a report on the findings that could take weeks or more to write.

The turmoil casts even more doubt on the conclusions of what backers describe as a “forensic audit” but what experts and critics say is a deeply flawed, partisan process.

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[malaise]

1. Leave it to me and the ReTHUG Congressmen

The Slobfather

Lock then all up!

[Enter stage left]

2. In the military we used to refer to it as "Shit on a Biscuit"

[Silent3]

3. So, what's left after the sham recount? A dragged-out announcement of sham result?

Or do the backers of the fraudit simply mumble something incomprehensible, then slink off with all the money?

[gratuitous]

4. How does this process continue to have credibility?

This whole thing, start to finish, has been an exercise in power politics, designed to sow doubt about the legitimate result of the election. Only one race is being looked at is the presidential race. Are there results-changing discrepancies? Who can tell with this band of Keystone Kops running the ballots through a blender? Nobody should take any of their report the least bit seriously. Arizona Republicans will continue to try to make hay out of any inconsistency, but they won't breathe a word of doubt about the legitimacy of their own elections.

This whole farce has "ridiculous" disappearing in the rear view mirror.

[Takket]

6. it doesn't have any credibility.

and it never did. but the rethugs know it doesn't matter. the final report was written before this even started. they'll plug in some data from the recount to make it lengthy and sound official, but the report will say what Fann and drumpf always wanted it to say. The election was riddled with fraud, signatures didn't match, count books were off... etc. all things that have been debunked time and again but the drumpf supporters will only hear what they want to hear, and will accept it as truth. And the rethugs will push even MORE voter suppression efforts in response, and drumpf will cruise to victory in 2024

[C_U_L8R]

5. So, did the Ninja Frauds get paid?