California's Slow Primary Vote Count Draws Fraud Claims From Trump, Republicans
Election experts say the delays reflect a backlog of late mail-in ballots, while nearly 3 million votes remained uncounted.
- President Donald Trump alleged 'cheating' and a 'dirty election' in California on Tuesday as nearly 3 million votes from the June 2 primary remained uncounted, without providing evidence for his claims.
- Prolonged tallying after the June 2 primary has left outcomes in key races uncertain, leading election analyst Nate Silver to warn that delays fuel conspiracy theories rather than indicating actual fraud.
- In Los Angeles, the slow count recently bumped former reality TV star Spencer Pratt from second to third place in his bid to unseat incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
- Stephen Richer, a Harvard Kennedy School Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy, argued the state should update laws, noting that slow counting is not evidence of fraud.
- Both Democratic and Republican officials in Los Angeles acknowledge slow counting poses problems, while the U.S. attorney announced investigations into 'serious structural vulnerabilities' within the election system.
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The American president claims that the Republicans should have won in the California primaries. It is a disturbing sign of the November congressional elections.
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California counts votes and Trump makes baseless voter fraud claims : Consider This from NPR
With his claims about California voter fraud, President Trump is returning to a familiar playbook. Is this a preview of what the midterms could look like?We are still waiting for some results from last Tuesday's primary in California.That election will determine who is on the ballot this fall in the races for governor, Los Angeles mayor, and key congressional districts.But the state is one of the slowest to count votes in the country, and in the meantime, President Trump is pushing familiar – and false – claims of election fraud. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.It was edited by Courtney Dorning, Christopher Intagliata and Megan Pratz.Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.
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