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Recent polls have the high-stakes Virginia governors race as a neck-and-neck contest between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin and that means it could take days to determine the winner.
The vast majority of Virginias votes are expected to be counted on Election Day, and the state has made improvements to election laws earlier this year that will likely expedite the election night process including some changes made, at least partially, to prevent conspiracy theories about the count from taking hold. But exceedingly close elections can take longer to resolve, including recounts. And in this case, Virginia law allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they arrive by Nov. 5, three days later.
Former President Donald Trump and some of his supporters have already begun warning of voter fraud and laying the groundwork to question the veracity of Virginias elections after undermining faith in the 2020 results with a series of baseless claims. The Virginia governor's election you better watch it, Trump said in an interview with John Fredericks, a popular conservative radio host in the state, in September. You have a close race in Virginia, but its not close if they cheat.
Other states soon took center stage after Election Day 2020, but Virginias vote-counting was another prime example of how bad actors can sow disinformation by taking advantage of the general publics unfamiliarity with election procedures. The Associated Press called the state for President Joe Biden about a half-hour after polls closed. At the time only 10 percent of the vote was reported in, and Trump was still leading in the early raw vote count. That lead in the incomplete count persisted for hours, which conspiracy theorists used to claim the state was stolen from Trump.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/virginias-vote-counters-are-ready-for-a-tight-race-that-could-take-days-to-resolve/ar-AAQ2DPH
Seems to be the Republican playbook these days. If you don't win cry that you were cheated.
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)word.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Its the exact same thing. People should stop paying attention to these polls that are full of shit.
Just_Vote_Dem
(2,808 posts)If I had a nickel for every time I've heard "It's too close to call!" I'd be financing trips to space
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)I just hope to hell we can pull this out and it will be CLEAR.
underpants
(182,830 posts)Frankly Ill be surprised if Terry wins.
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)The media? No, Terry is going to win, and it won't be close.
underpants
(182,830 posts)Lots of Youngkin signs especially large ones on commercial property on the main drags around here. Last week I saw a guy with a Youngkin sign just waving to traffic. I sense a lot of energy on Youngkin side. The media Terry is getting is mostly bad. The comment about parents and schools at the debate normally would be a campaign crusher but well see.
I think Republicans consistently are under polled. They dont trust anything media related so I doubt they answer polls and or lie. The off off year election is nothing new but I dont hear a lot of chatter about the race.
Hopefully Im wrong.
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)I think Trump hurts him and we pass the BBB bill and infrastructure soon which helps us too.
PortTack
(32,778 posts)Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)RandySF
(58,919 posts)No shade. I just dont think its going to happen.