The New York Times is already creating a narrative that we likely won’t have a winner on election night and it’s not because of cheating. Yeah, right.
They are saying that more security measures with mail-in ballots mean it will take longer than one or maybe two days to decide a winner:
The hosts of election night parties may want to book a room for more than just one night.
For the second straight presidential election, it is becoming increasingly likely that there will be no clear and immediate winner on election night and that early returns could give a false impression of who will ultimately prevail.
Large swaths of Americans have changed their voting habits in recent years, relying increasingly on mail-in ballots, which take more time to count than those cast in person on Election Day. States with prolonged vote-counting processes, such as Arizona, have become suddenly competitive. And the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump appears extremely close.
If a winner is not declared on election night, it will not necessarily point to failures in the process. More likely, it will be a result of the intense security