{"id":2612416,"date":"2026-06-09T11:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-voting-system-is-pathetic-guy-benson\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:32:11","slug":"california-voting-system-is-pathetic-guy-benson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-voting-system-is-pathetic-guy-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"California voting system is &#8216;pathetic&#8217;: Guy Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fcalifornia-voting-system-is-pathetic-guy-benson%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=2612416&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>Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson criticized California\u2019s election system after the state\u2019s June 2 primary, arguing that the slow processing of mail-in ballots is \u201cpathetic.\u201d He said that a week after the election, hundreds of thousands of ballots remained uncounted statewide- including more than 2.6 million linked to items like the governor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p>Benson pointed to California\u2019s vote-by-mail approach as a recurring cause of delayed results, saying it can stretch well beyond Election Day and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President Trump Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on ... Night?\">undermine public confidence<\/a>. He contrasted the situation with Florida\u2019s post-2000 reforms, claiming Florida made changes after major election problems, and he urged California not to repeat what he described as another \u201ctrust-crushing\u201d debacle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/guy-benson\/\">Guy Benson<\/a> blasted California\u2019s election system following the state\u2019s primary elections, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s pathetic, this is how they roll in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benson emphasized that, a week after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/elections\/upcoming-elections\/primary-election-june-2-2026\">California\u2019s June 2 primary election<\/a>, the state is still working through hundreds of thousands of unprocessed ballots. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4599953\/spencer-pratt-big-blue-cities-la-mayor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt loss shows big, blue cities won\u2019t change left-wing course<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4600083\/democratic-super-pac-state-legislative-races\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democratic super PAC to spend $30 million on state legislative races: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4590328\/los-angeles-mayoral-race-nithya-raman-karen-bass\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Los Angeles mayoral primary results: Spencer Pratt upstart campaign falls short<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was looking at the estimated number of ballots not yet counted statewide, and the governor\u2019s race, for example, still more than 2.6 million. It\u2019s Monday after last Tuesday\u2019s election. This is how they roll in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California<\/a>. I\u2019m just slackjawed,\u201d Benson said on Fox News\u2019s <em>The Story with Martha MacCallum <\/em>on Monday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California\u2019s mail-in voting system has drawn scrutiny for the time it takes election officials to process and count ballots, particularly in high-turnout elections. The state\u2019s expansive vote-by-mail process often results in ballots being counted well after Election Day, delaying final results in some races. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3566068&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=a0f04eea78ef2341b193dae495631752\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing Florida\u2019s post-2000 election reforms as an example, Benson argued that California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-defends-nevadas-slow-election-vote-count-after-condemning-delayed-tally-in-2020-iowa-caucuses\/\" title=\"Media Defends Nevada\u2019s Slow ... Vote Count After Condemning Delayed Tally in 2020 Iowa Caucuses\">lengthy vote-counting process<\/a> is a recurring problem that can be avoided. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m incredulous that anyone accepts a third-world, trust-crushing, embarrassing debacle of a situation like this, election after election, after election. Martha, you and I both remember the 2000 presidential election, and hanging Chads, and the recounts, and all that down in Florida,\u201d Benson said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe state of Florida ended up with a lot of egg on its face, and they made an affirmative decision. Let\u2019s not do this again,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4599534\/trump-doj-intensifies-scrutiny-california-ballot-counts-continue\/\"><strong>TRUMP DOJ INTENSIFIES SCRUTINY OF CALIFORNIA AS BALLOT COUNTING CONTINUES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benson contended that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >delays erode public trust<\/a> and stand in stark contrast to states that can deliver results more quickly. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s used in many places in this country and around the world, and politicians, and that machine out in California, they see this, and they make a choice to stick with this,\u201d Benson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guy Benson criticized California\u2019s primary vote counting, calling it \u201cpathetic\u201d and blaming delays in processing ballots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2612417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP080513021032-e1781017703854.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,6571,75135,32171,41362],"class_list":["post-2612416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-elections","tag-guy-benson-2","tag-political-commentary","tag-voting-system"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP080513021032-e1781017703854.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612416","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\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612416"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612420,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612416\/revisions\/2612420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}