It doesn't take any longer to process a mail in ballot than an absentee ballot. It isn't a "Republican" thing. This is a Party of the Jackass thing. Everyone warned them this would be a disaster.
So tell me; why are other states able to process their votes without taking FOUR or even FIVE or more days? Did Texas take this long? Did California? Illinois?
This is an abomination that does nothing to promote confidence in our election systems.
Absentee ballots ARE mail in ballots.
California has processed only 74 percent of its ballots. Texas is still counting, so is Florida. But the winning margins in those states are already clear. This is easy information to absorb if you're willing to absorb it instead of feeding yourself on a conspiracy theory. Grow up.