What Are the Election ‘Audits’ Really About?

Jonathan Bernstein: “As with most things Trump, it’s hard to tell whether there’s method to any of this. Perhaps Trump really believes the conspiracy theories he spouts and thinks this is the way to prove them. Perhaps he, or other anti-democracy Republicans, are deliberately attempting to undermine trust in election results by encouraging the belief that all election administration is as partisan as these efforts are. Perhaps it’s a function of private companies seeking to cash in. Perhaps it’s what plays well, for whatever reason, in Republican-aligned media — a fad they’ll ride until they find something else.”

“Perhaps it’s some combination of all of this.”