One might fairly ask, why not simply disqualify the cheating side ® and declare the other side (D) with the most votes the Winner. Save the money for a do-over and punish the perps for Election Fraud. Easy peasy.
Translation: “the evidence of fraud is so overwhelming I can’t even hope to get away with the usual outraged denials. I hired the guy to do exactly what he did, and now I’m desperate to look like I’m shocked to learn it.”
The new Congress, at least in the House, should refuse to seat this guy and anybody from a gerrymandered district. Let’s give the GOP some of their own medicine.
The republicans are desperately trying to get ahead of this scandal, and to frame it so that their candidate “wins” unless there’s proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least 907 fraudulent absentee ballots. (And they probably have a count from their contractor telling them the number, so they feel confident.) They’ll argue against counting any of the absentee ballots that were collected and destroyed by their agents, because asking people which way they voted would be “violating the privacy of the voting system” or some such manure.
They don’t understand that if you try to set off a bomb in a public place you don’t just get to go about your business if no one is injured.
Here’s the right messaging:
Republicans constantly charge Democrats with voter fraud just as an excuse to do it themselves.
The fine print of his support is “if the investigators turned up proof that the alleged fraud scheme determined the results of the election”. Of course this is all but impossible to prove, but hey, thanks for playing…
The article does not cite the relevant statute. Under North Carolina law, mere “irregularities” that “taint” or “cast doubt” on the fairness of the election are sufficient to call for a new election:
(a) When State Board May Order New Election.–The State Board may order a new election, upon agreement of at least five of its members, in the case of any one or more of the following:
(4) Irregularities or improprieties occurred to such an extent that they taint the results of the entire election and cast doubt on its fairness.
NC Gen Stat Ann § 163A-1181
“Harris said in a sermon at First Baptist Charlotte that there would never be peace between Jews and Muslims unless they convert to Christianity.”
Doesn’t Pastor Flopsweat have some snakes to handle or something?
OT but just for chuckles and grins … trump went to Kansas City to speak to law enforcement folks today and for some reason thought he was in St Louis…
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article222799040.html
Great Reagan 2.0
“If this investigation finds proof of illegal activity on either side…"
So “there may be bad people on both sides,” eh?
If you get caught doping, we don’t re-run the Olympics for you.
He’s about to throw a lot of people under a lot of busses.
“…if the investigators turned up proof that the alleged fraud scheme determined the results of the election.”
HUH??
What devilry is THIS!? Harris ONLY supports a new election if the blatant criminality he PAID for was effective enough to swing the election? How about supporting the rule of law and dropping out? This is a typical GOP move. “Yeah, it’s not great to get caught, but come on, didn’t we sort of win anyway?”
No doubt the hunt for his own personal covfefe boy is on. Godspeed sir!
In circumstances like this where the fraud is so clear cut by one side, I see no need for another election, costing taxpayers time and money. Just declare the other side the winner (the Dems), and let’s see if Republicans dare do that again. It’s the only way they’ll ever learn.
O.J. has promised to help in the search for the real culprits of this fraud.
OFFS, we have a fucking huge Arch. You can’t miss it, you can’t mistake it, and you can even see without your glasses. Besides St. Louis wouldn’t be safe for him to attend a conference on safe neighborhoods, all of downtown is the “hood”.
Fun fact from the This American Life show I posted earlier Harris’ son worked in the US Attorney’s office when it was reported about voting irregularities in 2016. I wonder if there is connection between the son, the consulting group Red Dome Group, and Dowless?