Malfunctioning machines and poll worker confusion were among complaints, with Democrats saying DeSoto County had long waiting times to vote.
Malfunctioning machines and poll worker confusion were among complaints, with Democrats saying DeSoto County had long waiting times to vote.
I don’t know specifically about Mississippi, and the specific voting precincts where this happened will matter, but in general, problems voting on Election Day probably favored Democrats.
Democratic voters had a lot more willingness to vote early in this election, and so a lot voted by mail nationwide; the expectation was that in-person voting on Election Day would have Republican candidates tend to catch up on vote count.
I remember some of the election coverage was talking about it, because it rained in some places on Election Day. Rain tends to depress turnout, and that rain probably favored Democratic candidates.
Weather might help Democrats, but in general a lot of red states will screw with the number and location of polling stations in heavily blue districts to supress votes. So if the issue is structural that can be a good indication that Republican voter manipulation worked.
True enough. There was a spoiler worth about 2% which is a bigger deal. In any case, I learned they don’t even really have a recount procedure so it’ll be interesting to see what happens.