{"id":1715226,"date":"2022-10-28T15:17:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1715226"},"modified":"2022-10-28T15:18:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:18:28","slug":"watch-for-these-5-red-flags-in-pennsylvanias-elections-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-for-these-5-red-flags-in-pennsylvanias-elections-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch For These 5 Red Flags In Pennsylvania\u2019s Elections This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-for-these-5-red-flags-in-pennsylvanias-elections-this-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1715226&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As the 2022 midterm elections approach, all eyes are on Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since former President Donald Trump carried the key battleground state in 2016 (the first Republican presidential nominee to do so in almost three decades), Pennsylvania has represented the nation\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/02\/us\/politics\/pennsylvania-midterm-elections.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">center of political gravity<\/a>,\u201d boasting crucial midterm contests that are key to either party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/our-columnists\/polls-suggest-the-battle-for-the-senate-is-still-a-cliffhanger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">control of the Senate<\/a>. As Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/10\/27\/republicans-resurgent-economy-midterms\/10596369002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gain in the polls<\/a> (thanks in part to skyrocketing inflation and the country\u2019s disastrous economic prospects), sinister games are at play behind the scenes. <\/p>\n<p>This is nothing new to the Keystone State. Corruption-riddled Philadelphia has long been ground zero for Democrats\u2019 election-rigging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/former-philadelphia-judge-elections-convicted-conspiring-violate-civil-rights-and-bribery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schemes<\/a>. During the 2020 presidential election, Philadelphia County received <a href=\"https:\/\/capitalresearch.org\/article\/zuckerbergs-return-on-investment-in-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the most funding<\/a> from the Mark Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life (a leftist nonprofit that funneled <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/12\/the-2020-election-wasnt-stolen-it-was-bought-by-mark-zuckerberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">millions of dollars<\/a> to blue counties in swing states to fund get-out-the-vote efforts for then-candidate Joe Biden). <\/p>\n<p>But \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/10\/13\/how-mark-zuckerberg-helped-swing-the-electorate-in-the-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zuckbucks<\/a>\u201d were only part of Democrats\u2019 cleverly-orchestrated plan to swing the 2020 election in Biden\u2019s favor. Democrat secretaries of state in key battlegrounds also made last-minute, illegal changes to their state\u2019s election laws, subverting the authority of their Republican-led legislatures. Pennsylvania\u2019s then-Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar is <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/11\/12\/pennsylvania-judge-sides-with-trump-campaign-throwing-out-ballots-missing-id-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">no exception<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>With the 2022 midterms fast approaching (and Pennsylvania a crucial decider of which party will wield power in the 118th Congress), Democrats are trying the same tactics they used in 2020. <\/p>\n<p> 1. Delayed Election Results <\/p>\n<p>Acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman is already warning voters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/pennsylvania-election-official-warns-delay-counting-votes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not expect results on election night<\/a>, as it might take \u201cdays\u201d to finalize as officials cannot begin processing mail-in ballots until Election Day. Already more than 1 million Pennsylvania voters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vote.pa.gov\/About-Elections\/Pages\/Election-Results.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have applied<\/a> to vote by mail, with the majority of requests coming from Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>Delayed election results seem to be the new normal in Pennsylvania. During the commonwealth\u2019s contentious May primary, it took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/05\/17\/us\/elections\/results-pennsylvania-us-senate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weeks<\/a> for the results to be finalized (and for celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/06\/03\/mccormick-concedes-in-pennsylvania-gop-senate-primary-00037220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">win<\/a> over former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick\u00a0to be sure). In the 2020 presidential election, it also took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/2020-election-live-updates-2020-11-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">several days<\/a> for the state to be called in Biden\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n<p>As Federalist Staff Writer Shawn Fleetwood <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/20\/democrats-are-already-telling-americans-to-expect-delayed-election-results-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notes<\/a>, delayed election results are one warning sign of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/20\/democrats-are-already-telling-americans-to-expect-delayed-election-results-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incompetent election administration<\/a> and raise voters\u2019 suspicions over the validity of an election. This is why many first-world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/french-polls-open-as-le-pen-challenges-macron-in-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European countries<\/a> determine their election results within 24 hours of citizens casting their ballots.<\/p>\n<p> 2. Counting Undated Ballots <\/p>\n<p>Chapman\u2019s warning of delayed election results comes after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.pa.gov\/Pages\/State-details.aspx?newsid=536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told counties<\/a> to ignore a Supreme Court ruling that held <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/14\/the-same-day-scotus-squashes-pas-illegal-ballots-secretary-of-state-tells-counties-to-break-the-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">undated mail-in ballots cannot be counted<\/a>. The Republican National Committee and the Pennsylvania GOP have since filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/18\/rnc-sues-pennsylvania-for-telling-counties-to-break-election-law-by-counting-faulty-mail-in-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> against Chapman\u2019s directive. Such a charge will only result in myriad inconsistencies and irregularities in how Pennsylvania\u2019s 67 counties will process ballots, leading to further delays.<\/p>\n<p> 3. 240,000 Unverified Ballots <\/p>\n<p>Almost a quarter of a million unverified ballots were sent to Pennsylvania voters this election cycle, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pahousegop.com\/Display\/SiteFiles\/1\/OtherDocuments\/2022\/10-25-22%20Ryan%20Keefer%20letter%20mail-in%20ballots.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> by 15 state lawmakers alleges. The mail-in ballots, the letter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the 2022 midterms fast approaching, Democrats in states like Pennsylvania are trying the same tactics they used in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1130,"featured_media":1715229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1715226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1715226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1715229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1715226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1715226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1715226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}