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In an all but tacit admission that President Trump’s concerns about mail-in voting had merit on some level, Tuesday’s edition of NBC Nightly News featured a nearly 3-minute-long segment discussing how the absentee ballot system in New York was a disaster. And with no winner declared in a Democratic congressional primary after six weeks, senior investigative and legal correspondent Cynthia McFadden warned that the results for the presidential election to take “at least a week” and a SCOTUS ruling.
From the very top of the video portion of the segment, McFadden was critical of New York. “Tonight, six weeks after the New York Democratic primary, congressional candidate Raj Patel doesn't know if he won or lost. Because election officials have yet to announce a winner,” she told viewers.
Adding: “The reason? Ten times more New Yorkers, a whopping 1.8 million, requested absentee ballots than did four years ago. Experts tell NBC News New York election officials were woefully unprepared.”
It’s worth noting that this is the first time any broadcast network (ABC, CBS, and NBC) dedicated any airtime to New York’s bungled election.
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