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"Barr told committee investigators that he called McSwain to ask about a claim made during the Nov. 25, 2020, hearing in Gettysburg, chaired by Mastriano, that more absentee ballot votes were counted in Pennsylvania than there were voters who applied for them.
But as McSwain told Barr, this was an “apples and oranges” comparison.
“(McSwain) told me that the problem is that Mastriano threw out this number, and what he did was he mixed apples and oranges,” Barr said. “He took the number of applications for the Republican primary and he compared it to the number of absentee votes cast in the general election. But once you go and compare apples to apples there’s no discrepancy.”"
Of course there were more ballots than Republican applications. Democrats are allowed to vote, too!
Pennsylvania features prominently in second Jan. 6 committee hearing
But as McSwain told Barr, this was an “apples and oranges” comparison.
“(McSwain) told me that the problem is that Mastriano threw out this number, and what he did was he mixed apples and oranges,” Barr said. “He took the number of applications for the Republican primary and he compared it to the number of absentee votes cast in the general election. But once you go and compare apples to apples there’s no discrepancy.”"
Of course there were more ballots than Republican applications. Democrats are allowed to vote, too!
Pennsylvania features prominently in second Jan. 6 committee hearing
