Democrats Are Starting to Worry About California

"Before you even get to Republicans being bad actors" — No. The *only reason* anyone gives a shit about California taking a week to tally votes is Republican bad faith. Stop pretending every fake GOP conspiracy has a kernel of truth to it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Both things can be true: 1) The conspiracy theories about the California elections are nutty and damaging. 2) California needs to figure out how to count votes much faster. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

I'm sorry, but I have zero fucking patience for California's vote-counting procedures. State elections have national consequences and it is in fact NOT OKAY to have the slowest election counting in the Known World. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

And this is bad? "California’s glacial vote count is a function of its enormous size and generous ballot-access laws; most people vote by mail, and the state will accept ballots that are postmarked by Election Day and arrive up to a week after." 1/2 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Folks, waiting for shit is fine. Would I like a faster count? Sure. Is it imperative? Absolutely not. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/06/california-election-2026-governor/687494/?gift=WUOiOLFKjLoRvGXYBvfkTmFEHTVDkJ1UD7p4xGbSg5Q

Democrats Are Starting to Worry About California California’s slow vote-count is spawning conspiracy theories. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Two things can be true at the same time: California's ballot counting procedures can be both accurate and slow as Methuselah. With the latter being needlessly so. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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I'd rather have them take their time than go hell bent for leather: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The complaining about California’s slow vote count could go away if the billionaires funding the candidates would only chip in and pony up the $100 million the counties need to do the job. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...