The Mid-Term Election Post…

It’s 10:20 a.m. my west coast time as I start writing this thread and I’m already over the stupid shit I’ve scrolled through on the Twitverse.

I went looking for “election night coverage” on the YouTubes. It’s not posted yet, cause well, polls don’t close for hours and hours…

Anyhoo, I give up my search…

*after watching two movie trailers…*

I headed back to Twitter and found…

Here’s how to follow CNN’s special election coverage https://t.co/K7NMWMSdvX

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 8, 2022

According to the link: CNN’s Election Night in America Special Coverage will stream live starting at 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday, November 8, through midnight ET on Thursday, November 10, without requiring a cable log-in via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels,” or CNNgo where available. You can follow along with results on CNN.com and with our live updates. CNN’s decision desk will be monitoring results and will make projections accordingly.

From there I decided to look up on Twitter the key words “election results.”

And I see this…

If final results cannot be given by the morning following election day, it's being done wrong. No excuses. End of story. https://t.co/MGnb2Fsrmw

— azwatergeek (@azwatergeek) November 8, 2022

The thread the dummy posted over:

Myth: Not having 100% of ballots counted on election night = fraud/incompetence.

Fact: The count takes time because we follow state laws, like the 5-day signature curing period. More: https://t.co/8bDpGeCIIV pic.twitter.com/kxlVAZtli0

— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) November 8, 2022

Myth: Machines don't count votes accurately

Fact: Tabulation equipment is tested in advance for accuracy, & results are checked with hand count audits performed by bipartisan teams appointed and overseen by the political parties. In '20 & the August primary, we had a 100% match. pic.twitter.com/CNFlxxzqVy

— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) November 8, 2022

Myth: Election workers could change my vote.

Fact: All adjudication is done by bipartisan teams & documented. There is no AI in this process. Reduce the likelihood of your ballot going to adjudication by filling it out correctly- use the proper pen, & fill in the oval completely pic.twitter.com/wOuACGFNos

— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) November 8, 2022

Want to hear more? Check out our playlist on Youtube, which includes all of our election press conferences and the key takeaways you should know ahead of the election: https://t.co/SQDE5I2KLR

— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) November 8, 2022

Here are some replies…

The 3 tweets are connected.

@maricopacounty It doesn’t spur confidence… what’s going on. How can we confirm our vote… not just that we voted but how we voted?

— Liz winter (@winterlizard3) November 8, 2022

That needs to change. Nobody trusts you. Democrats thought the election was rigged in 2016 and republicans thought it was rigged in 2020. Surely there’s a way to keep it anonymous with the individual having sole access to their ballot results.

— mister guy (@ChrisTo47608422) November 8, 2022

I did find this; I found it hilarious…

pic.twitter.com/CgY8JXTvMR

— 🌻🇺🇦💙💛𝕵𝖆𝖘𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝖂𝖔𝖑𝖋𝖊💛💙🇺🇦🌻 (@FireyTopaz) November 8, 2022

The joy I felt finding the above last only a second…

Simply fucking amazing how we use to get them all counted in 1 night with a few exceptions. Now they are like, "It takes several days to get all the votes in." 🤦‍♂️

— AJ Jones (@IronMan198XAD) November 8, 2022

Narrator: That is not true.

It’s now almost 11 a.m. my west coast time…

Check out this article from @nytimes. Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription. https://t.co/7vcwFq4SE6

— Newshound (@NewsiesNeighbor) November 8, 2022

The above results page should be free. I have no idea if the full election coverage will be “free” or just the part I shared…

I’m still at 15 minutes 2 p.m. my time finding no real live feeds (I’ll add some as they come online).

But…

I have found this free Politico election results page.

I will update the post with results as we get them. I can’t promise I’ll be faster than the comment section. But the post will be updated. I am going to be using Twitter and the New York Times for these vote count updates.