I'd like to say I'm surprised, but some chuds on the right are using the fact that the NDP is significantly outperforming the Conservatives in mail-in votes to sow distrust in the election process and basically start a poor man's "stop the steal" PR campaign in BC.
So far, the party itself isn't doing that to the same degree, but there's lots of "just asking questions" going on among supporters and some right wing media figures. And I don't think it'll take much to tip that right into full blown conspiracy theories about rigged elections if the NDP ends up with a majority.
It's funny, it's basically the exact same thing that happened in 2017 where it took a week or two to sort out the exact seat count and who held the balance of power. But there was little issue then because extremists had a lot less influence on the right than they do now.
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