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Cavalier Johnson: “The system is designed to catch those mistakes. And the…”

Featuring: Cavalier Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Tuesday Luncheon - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 07:53

So yes, in a system involving hundreds of temporary workers, at times, yes, there can be human errors, like we're all human beings, human beings operate our elections. However, The system is designed to catch those mistakes. And the ultimate backstop are recount elections which we have engaged in over the years. So you may have leading up to this election, you may have seen, read about, you may have heard the back and forth that I've had with the Vice President of the United States last month. (07:53–08:04)

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Asserts that the election system is designed to catch mistakes and recounts serve as a backstop.

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