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Mr Lasastryke posted...

that's fair but... is it really that big a deal? i get that it's frustrating to wait this long and faster counts would be nice but i don't think it really matters.

maybe i missed it but i don't think plum answered this question either. he just went "slow counts are a super big deal and we need to take drastic measures to make sure votes get counted faster!"

I don't think it's a big deal in itself; certainly it's a minor issue with american democracy compared to things like voter suppression and the undemocratic aspects of the electoral system.

however, it's indicative of the larger problem of america's inexplicably poor election infrastructure, which leaves it more vulnerable than most western democracies to manipulation from outside (see 2016) or inside (now).

considering the current chaos after an election that wasn't actually close by any meaningful metric, it's easy to imagine that the republican attempts to effectively steal the election would have been successful if it were a closer biden win. a huge amount of the current GOP conspiracy theories revolve around vote counting order, which could have been completely nullified if it was handled efficiently in the first place. in that void, a huge amount of the country now believes the election was rigged, and faith in democracy itself suffers.

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