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Nearly 4,000 People are Watching a Fixed-Camera Stream of Philly Poll Workers Counting Ballots
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This isn’t a political post. It will contain no opinions.
It’s more of an observation, and the observation is that there are nearly 4,000 people currently watching a live stream of Philadelphia election workers counting ballots at the Convention Center.
Seriously.
It’s a fixed camera that looks down on on a bunch of tables and there are workers in yellow vests with stacks of ballots sitting around. When I went to check it out there were 3,904 people watching the stream:
I’m fascinated by the thought of who is watching this. Surely a number of journalists, right? Independent watch dog groups? Maybe operatives from each party, just to make sure nobody cheats. Better not see any shenanigans from these workers. I kept a vigilant eye on that group of folks to the left, but they must have been on break because they just sat there for a while. One lady was on her phone.
Later, a custodian came by with a big dumpster:
I kept an eye on this guy for a while to make sure he didn’t pull some shit. He could have very easily reached over the barricade and threw a bunch of ballots in the garbage, but he didn’t. He can be trusted.
Either way, we’re watching, all 3,904 of us. We’re staying vigilant.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com