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 If it takes longer than a day to count all the votes. You know that someone is trying desperately to cheat right? Before they stole they election the last time. It didn't take days or weeks to announce a winner. Only fake banana republics do that. 

Who is trying to cheat this time?

Whoever was drastically down on votes against their opponent, but now are magically up just enough to win and make it falsely appear like it was a close race. Even though if you do the math having those votes naturally suddenly appear is mathematically impossible. 

They did it before. They are doing it again. See something. Say something. Do not let anyone get away with shit this time. If you believe your vote matters than make sure it is counted and not fucked with. 

I'll be sitting on the sidelines waiting to see how this all plays out. Ive lost faith in elections and having my vote count. Maybe it will be restored if I don't have to live another 4 years under a communist regime again.  
 Isn't it interesting how every election is so close to 50/50? I think that would be fairly unusual in real elections. That would imply that each candidate was about the same, and that each voter base has the same reasoning abilities. Neither is the case. And in other republics, you see one candidate getting 60-70℅ of the vote most of the time.  
 100%.

But logical deduction escapes most.