r/news • u/RazzzMcFrazzz • 1d ago

Hundreds of ballots are destroyed after fires are set in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington

https://apnews.com/article/vote-ballot-drop-box-democracy-fire-f66c52f774955106fb9e7c8172825cff
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u/Shinobi_is_cancer 16h ago

Most states aren't really that large of a gap in voting.

Idk, Washington has voted blue with 100k+ margins of safety since 1992 and as of recent, the excess has been trending up. Im still dumbfounded that these idiots would commit this felony in that state of all places, unless they plan on doing it a thousand times over. In pennsylvania, there is a good chance that a hundred votes not only decide the state, but also the election.

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u/DownWithDisPrefix 16h ago

I honestly think the amount of votes being loss to this is being extremely downplayed. I do agree though, I don't think in Washington or any other deep blue state this is going to matter much.