Three other people reported the same number, out of how many thousands got that text? A dash in the URL is a dead giveaway to anyone who actually looks, and you caught it yourself, so the system kind of worked. Older folks get scammed because they panic and click fast, not because the fakes are unbeatable.

I used to figure people would at least bring a rope if they owned a truck, but now I just assume nobody plans anything. That shoelace detail is unreal.

Used to figure hand recounts were about as fair as it gets, like you just count every ballot twice and the truth comes out. Then a buddy who worked a recount in a state rep race back in 2018 told me the order of the stacks can matter more than people want to admit, since the counters get into a rhythm and stuff near the top of a pile gets more eyes on it. Hearing your Kalamazoo story makes me way less sure that a recount is some magic fix, lol.