Trump Claims Phone Call Changed California Election Results
President Trump’s claims of election fraud extend to his belief that millions of noncitizens vote, leading to demands for new voting restrictions. His recent assertion that a phone call to federal prosecutors in California changed primary election results, allowing a preferred candidate to advance, suggests a misunderstanding of how mail ballots are counted. In California, a significant portion of votes are cast by mail and tabulated over time, with early results often skewing differently than later counts due to voter habits. The article explains these shifts are normal and do not indicate fraud, but rather the complex, multi-stage process of vote tabulation.
John Q. Hosedrinker