good_luck_fucker t1_iymnsvq wrote on December 2, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Reply to comment by Daylightsavingstimes in Arizona's Cochise County finally certifies its election results after a court order by Daylightsavingstimes

i think it's even more insidious. i believe the whole purpose was to sacrifice those seats (while having enough of a majority that it won't revert control of the house back to dems) in order to set the precedent that it was even possible for a county to not certify without suffering any consequences. the next step would be to use the fact that they got away with it in this case to refuse to certify democrat wins when and where it could change the outcome of a presidential election.

seesaw242 t1_iymxh8v wrote on December 2, 2022 at 4:20 PM

I think it is/was more insidious than that actually. I'm guessing they are just trying to set the stage to pass legislation to take certification responsibilities away from county officials. Sacrifice a rep county so the rep legislature can push the pesky dem counties out as they choose in future elections. Set a precedent and then lean into it. I'm not sure if they just got too much pressure internally to follow through or if this was just the first skirmish testing the idea.