And I think so long as McCready is unable to catch up, Harris should be certified regardless of fraud. An insurmountable race ought to lead to certification.
That's not how this works. Any fraud committed in an election should nullify it regardless of if the candidate trailing can catch up.
no lol
If it is proven the fraud was limited and Harris was not involved then it should be certified. A special election is a waste of money in that scenario and also a middle finger to the other Harris voters and the plurality of voters who wanted Harris.
There is nothing funny about this. You are implying that it's okay to commit fraud if it doesn't effect the result or if the candidate didn't know about it (which seems hard to believe). If voters had their ballots forged or destroyed then they should be given the opportunity to vote in a fair election.
I don't think that's what he meant.
But indeed, if we wend up discovering out that the
outcome itself won't possibly be changed whether or not the fraud occurred, yet couldn't have swing the outcome, then Harris deserves to be declared the winner.
That is, of course, not to say that no investigations should be opened, in the name of security transparency and simple safety's sake, one (or maybe multiple) certainly should.
And those involved must definitely be held responsible according to the law. Obviously if Harris turns out to have played a part then he will deserve to be prosecuted and the consequences I imagine will be serious (not just removal from the chamber)
