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My Pet Orangutan

(12,595 posts) Sat Nov 7, 2020, 11:25 AM Nov 2020

OK - Sorry to ask (again) when the question has been asked a zillion times [View all]

Why the fuck is the PA count STILL taking so long? Yes I get that they could not even begin to process the mail-in until 8pm Tues, AND ballots have to be moved around the state, but JHC, this is crazy!

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OK - Sorry to ask (again) when the question has been asked a zillion times [View all] My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 OP

Because there are about 100K provisional ballots and, even though they're almost always catbyte Nov 2020 #1

I'm asking why the Count is so slow. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #2

Massive amounts of mail-in ballots which marybourg Nov 2020 #6

Provisionals have to be hand-checked. They can't just be opened & run through the machine. catbyte Nov 2020 #7

I understand the frustration PatSeg Nov 2020 #8

Takes time, so chill out beachbumbob Nov 2020 #3

It is a reasonable question. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #4

PA should have been called. In fact, Trump will lose all remaining states. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #12

Networks call it when the metrics are met, so chill and this will not beachbumbob Nov 2020 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2020 #5

No extra money in the coffers this year to hire marybourg Nov 2020 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2020 #11

You want the boogaloo boies in there? marybourg Nov 2020 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2020 #18

You too! marybourg Nov 2020 #19

Provisional ballots are usually time consuming to count. LisaL Nov 2020 #10

ty My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #13

I don't care how long PA officially takes, the media has more than enough data... Silent3 Nov 2020 #15

Yep grantcart Nov 2020 #20

They have to count the absentees before the provisionals judeling Nov 2020 #17