The point of this is not to, you know, flip a state rep seat somewhere. The point of this is not to have Republicans run more effectively against Democrats or to improve election administration, right? It is to turn Republicans against small 'D' democracy as a thing that is trusted, so Republicans don`t believe any election results that don`t produce their favorite outcome.
Rachel Maddow discusses the broader implications of the election audits and the intent behind them.
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