The View hosts break out in vicious fight over Californias vote count

A heated debate erupted on The View on Monday as co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sunny Hostin sparred over California’s prolonged vote-counting process.The clash came as the race for second place in LA’s mayoral contest tightened, with Spencer Pratt slipping behind progressive Nithya Raman as additional ballots continued to come in.The panel first aired a clip of President Donald Trump criticizing NBC News moderator Kristen Welker and alleging election misconduct was taking place in the Golden State.After moderator Whoopi Goldberg questioned why allegations of fraud seem to surface whenever one political side loses, Griffin argued repeated claims about stolen elections have persisted despite years of investigations and legal challenges failing to produce proof.She said skepticism about election results can grow when counting stretches on for days or weeks after election day, adding California should explore ways to speed up the process.Griffin pointed to Florida as an example of a state that handles large numbers of mail ballots while still reporting results quickly.“People tend to not trust elections when it takes a real long time to count votes,” Griffin said.“L.A., and California in general, need to figure out how to do this quicker.“Change the laws so you can do it in one day.

Florida has a lot of mail-in and they get their results the same night.”Hostin quickly pushed back, arguing that accuracy should take precedence over speed.She defended California’s system, saying officials verify signatures on ballots and follow up when discrepancies arise.“I feel the exact opposite,” Hostin said.

“I think if someone is taking their time to count the votes, I think if someone is looking at every single thing … it does take a long time to be right, to do it well.”The disagreement intensified when Griffin challenged Hostin’s explanation.“Why can Florida do it right in one night, though?” Griffin asked.Hostin responded by emphasizing Cal...