Matthew Gertz
Republicans sued to force Philadelphia — and only Philly — to reinstitute a time-consuming anti fraud measure that will make it take longer to rally votes, and now that they’ve implemented it right-wing media are attacking the decision. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/live/election-2022-results-pennsylvania-senate-governor-candidates-voting-updates-news-20221108.html#card-2076970891
Vote count in Philadelphia will take longer due to last-minute change; 3,500 flawed ballots can be fixed at City Hall today

Voters will choose Pennsylvania's next governor and a new U.S. senator to represent the commonwealth.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Nov 8, 2022 at 1:08pmWeb
Show threadMatthew GertzNov 8, 2022
Republicans are simultaneously ensuring that Pennsylvania takes as long as possible to count the vote
Show threadJacobGreenbergNov 8, 2022
@MattGertz they’ve got to buy as much time as possible to flood the zone…
Show threadMatthew GertzNov 8, 2022
Republicans are simultaneously ensuring Pennsylvania takes as long as possible to tally votes and citing that lengthy counting process as evidence of fraud. https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/coming-right-wing-attack-pennsylvania-vote
The coming right-wing attack on the Pennsylvania vote

Media Matters for America
Show threadamazingprizziniNov 8, 2022

@MattGertz ah, the 2020 strategy.

I imagine that their goons will be ready to attack when they try to finish the vote counting.

Show threadBrian Beach has movedNov 8, 2022
@MattGertz The strategy worked well in 2020 to stir people up. Why wouldn't they use it again?
Show threadMarkNov 8, 2022

@MattGertz They're too lazy to change the 2016 playbook.

Unsurprising.

Show threadDidiQNov 8, 2022
@MattGertz yeah, we’re on to them. We stomped out their craziness once before, we’ll do it again.
Show threadChristine 🌻Nov 8, 2022
@MattGertz No morals, no ethics, no shame. #karma
Show threadFrancis WilkinsonNov 8, 2022
@MattGertz There is a corollary: Prohibit Philly from enacting gun regulations and then complain that gun violence in the city is out of control.
Show threadSean KetchemNov 8, 2022
@MattGertz They are doing the same in Michigan--only filing lawsuits in Detroit.
Show threadNathan RubinNov 8, 2022
@MattGertz they’ve always been hell-bent on sabotaging the democratic process and then blaming everyone but themselves. they complain they won’t have a winner on election night but they literally engineer this scenario (by law) and then lie to their supporters.
Show threadJulieNov 8, 2022
@MattGertz Anything to disenfranchise voters. I believe Fetterman moved to allow misdated mail in ballots to be counted via lawsuit too. I am headed to the polls now in MontCo PA. #Shapiro #Fetterman
Show threadGrayGooGirl Nov 8, 2022
@MattGertz
As a Philadelphian, this isn't anything new. The GOP loves attacking us, and accusing us of rigging the system.
Show threadSemi-Sophisticated Brown BagNov 8, 2022

@MattGertz very on-brand tbh. much like their decades-long cries that “the federal government is ineffective” to get elected, getting elected, and then sabotaging and hamstringing the federal government.

Then saying, “see, we told you so!”

Show threadMitchell GoreNov 8, 2022
@MattGertz - best thing about Mastodon is it has an edit button. “tally” the vote.