NJ-GOV 2021 megathread

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Yeah its embarrassing that voting machines were shut off before a count was made. Really incompetent people running this show

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https://twitter.com/SteveKornacki/status/1455936850540077057

With where the rest of the vote is, Murphy should win this

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And more votes just got dumped and now Murphy has a +15K lead

Murphy (D) 1,199,614 - 49.9%
Ciatarrelli (R) 1,184,723 - 49.3%

Mental breakdown averted

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The way elections are conducted in america is an embarrassment, and it 100% is due to our infrastructure not being able to handle early mail voting in a timely fashion.

No other country of similar wealth has issues like this

One particular party is to blame, a party that abuses a system that was NEVER meant for anyone but the sick, the elderly, the disabled, and other exceptions

21 year old college students in great physical shape that can spend hours making tik tok videos can find the time to get to a poll station on Election Day

How is letting people vote in a more convenient way "abusing the system"

Like, there is no rational objection here.

It doesn't matter if someone is able-bodied, unemployed, and lives across the street from their voting precinct - they should be allowed to vote by mail if they want. That's their prerogative.

Exactly, the issue is that the state ballot counting apparatus is horrendous. That needs to be fixed, not limiting the franchise.

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Any chance Dems could lose either chamber of state leg?

None, but they'll probably lose their supermajorities

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Dems may be looking at a 44-36 majority in the assembly and only a 22-18 majority in the senate.

Extremely worrisome for 2025.