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Boy, Hobbs made a fatal mistake declining to debate Lake, didn't she? Or so I was told by dozens of internet experts who have doubtlessly won elections all over the country.

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I have to admit, I am having a problem, seeing where this is a... well, problem. I can see where they would have an issue with printing a 20 inch ballot on 19 inch paper, but as you said above, 1/2 inch margins.

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Ta, Stephen. The stupid , it burns!!

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"Everyone should've just gone home at this point, but Sonnenklar insisted that without the long lines, Lake would've prevailed."

I love how the pro-Lake camp is basically inferring that her supporters lack the commitment to her to suffer a little inconvenience.

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I'm tired of special masters. We need some special mistresses.

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I have to admit I'm a bit puzzled by this too. I've voted in Washington State, California, and Louisiana, since 1980, and I've never even SEEN a paper ballot (punchcards, yes), but WTF is 19 inch or 20 inch paper anyway? Is this a standard size? Why would a ballot be printed on something the size of a poster?

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Its quite pretty actually.

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Funny that they think "common sense" is evidence.

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So this is a conspiracy based on some nefarious player arranging the names on the ballot a certain way and then craftily altering the paper size so it would automatically skew....oh, I can't even finish such nonsense. (See: butterfly ballot 2000).

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Teaching children that kind of thing would just make them feel guilty about being white. Right?

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The attorneys for Maricopa County and Hobbs also received five-and-half hours to dismantle Lake's challenges. It's unclear what they planned to do with the remaining five hours and 15 minutes.

This right here was how I knew I was reading an SER joint.

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Clearly a protest of the Mexican American War...

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I was like WTF "No Debate"??? but I went back and rewatched the GOP primary debates and Krazy Lake 'won' simply by being a total gish gallop of lies and bullshit, making the other candidates look entirely unprepared and weak. The "moderators" would not enforce the rules against her, so a 'debate' would turn into just anothe Krazy Lake rally. In the end I think Hobbs made the correct (although risky) decisison to deprive Lake of the oxygen.

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Often it does indicate a deliberate attempt to suppress the vote in certain districts based on demographics. Send the oldest most break-down prone machines to the precincts where you expect the other party to prevail. Curtail voting hours to concentrate the problem. Is it intentional in Georgia? Probably. Until these long lines are occurring at equal frequency is gated-community golf course type communities its always wise to suspect chicanery.

Of course its usually the Kari Lakes of the world causing the problems. Maricopa county probably needs to spend more on election infrastructure. Good luck getting repubs to fund that!

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Why in the world did the judge allow this? What possible chance does Lake have if prevailing? Even if the judge orders a new election he’d be overturned so fast he’d reach terminal velocity on his way out the door.

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Stormy Daniels?

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