As a reminder: so far there's no evidence of fraud.
There's only people seeing things they can't explain (like Sharpies) thinking the only possible explanation is that fraud is going on.
There's only people seeing things they can't explain (like Sharpies) thinking the only possible explanation is that fraud is going on.
Them: "OMG, why are they giving us Sharpies to mark ballots in a way they machine can't read?"
Reality: "The manufacturer has always recommended Sharpies as the best way to mark ballots so the machine can read them".
Reality: "The manufacturer has always recommended Sharpies as the best way to mark ballots so the machine can read them".
Them: "OMG, how do you explain the fact that mail in ballots favor Biden?"
Reality: "Trump told is supporters to vote in person and not by mail".
Reality: "Trump told is supporters to vote in person and not by mail".
Them: "OMG, look at all these 'canceled' votes of Trump supporters"
Reality: "Trump told people that even if they mailed in ballots to vote in person. When you vote in person, that's the vote that's counted, and the mail-in ballot is canceled"
Reality: "Trump told people that even if they mailed in ballots to vote in person. When you vote in person, that's the vote that's counted, and the mail-in ballot is canceled"
The point isn't to explain away these conspiracy theories. The point is to show how a "conspiracy" becomes the universal explanation for anything you don't understand. If something happens you can't explain, it becomes evidence of the conspiracy that explains it.
There will be odd things that I cannot explain. This is still not evidence proving the conspiracy. Just because I can't explain it doesn't mean there isn't an explanation.
Here's some explanations of things I couldn't explain -- showing that there's a reasonable explanation for everything: https://twitter.com/Ike_Saul/status/1324435797374808066