1. I just read the complaint the Trump campaign filed in Michigan and it’s a doozy.
The Trump campaign made it sound like it was about observing vote counting but its really more about dropboxes.
Let’s dig in
2. The campaign cites a new Michigan law that requires dropboxes to be under video surveillance
It doesn’t allege that didn’t happen. The Trump campaign want access to the videos.
We are talking about hundreds or thousands of hours of videos of boxes
3. What authority does the Trump campaign cite to prove they are entitled to this video? None. They just assert its part of the process of observing the count
The statute however specifically says observers can watch mail ballots be processed
1. To know the results of an election, you have to count the votes.
2. It would be nice if we could look at polling to know who won in advance, but it doesn't work that way.
3. Alternatively, it would be nice if the votes were counted quickly. After all, many people were waiting for this day for four years. But there isn't an infrastructure in many states to do so.
2. There are counties all over Texas that have set up temporary structures (tents) for voting. But the Republicans didn't sue those counties. They only sued Harris County, which constructed tents that allowed people to vote in their cars