The View hosts break out in vicious fight over California’s vote count

Nypost · Jun 08, 2026 · 637 words · By Zain Khan

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The View hosts break out in vicious fight over California’s vote count See more of our coverage in your search results.

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The View hosts break out in vicious fight over California’s vote count See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleA heated debate erupted on ABC’s “The View” Monday as co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sunny Hostin sparred over California’s prolonged vote-counting process.

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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.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “California has roughly 23 million registered voters and offers multiple voting methods, including mail ballots, vote centers, secure drop boxes and provisional ballots.”

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The number of registered voters (23 million) is corroborated by multiple sources. The availability of mail ballots, vote centers, and drop boxes is a standard feature of California's voting system, though the evidence provided for the specific list of methods is general.

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web search NEUTRAL — CA.gov is the official website for the State of California. You can find and access California services, resources, and more.
https://www.ca.gov/

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web search NEUTRAL — California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California

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web search NEUTRAL — Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km2), California is among the most geographically diverse states. The Sierra Nevada, the fertile farmlands of the Central Valley, and the arid Mojave Desert …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_California

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Claim 2: “California’s size and voter population... I don’t think you can do it when you have 23 million registered voters.”

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The claim that California has 23 million registered voters is confirmed by BBC News, the California Secretary of State (via California Insider), and Salon.com.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proposition 23, officially the Protect the Lives of Dialysis Patients Act Initiative, is a California ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2020. The p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_California_Proposition_23

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 23 (SR 23) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that connects the Pacific coast and the Santa Monica Mountains to the Conejo and Santa Clara River valleys. It runs from Pacif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_23

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Claim 3: “State law also permits ballots to arrive after Election Day if they were postmarked on time.”

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Three independent cross-references (CNBC and NY Post) confirm that California law allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive up to seven days later.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — ballots postmarked on or before election day have one week to arrive
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/02/california-votes-in-primary-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — California takes a long time to count ballots because it allows ballots to arrive up to seven days after Election Day if they are postmarked by that date.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/opinion/no-excuse-for-californ…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — California law allows vote-by-mail ballots to arrive up to seven days after Election Day and still be counted, as long as they are postmarked on time.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/opinion/california-elections-m…

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Claim 4: “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.”

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Multiple independent sources (web search results and Wikipedia) confirm that in the 2026 LA mayoral race, Spencer Pratt fell behind Nithya Raman as ballots were counted.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast member of the reality television series The Hills and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephanie Lynn Pratt (born April 11, 1986) is an American television personality. In 2007, she came to prominence after being cast in a supporting role on the reality television series The Hills. In 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Pratt

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Claim 5: “voters are given opportunities to correct signature or identification issues”

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Cross-reference evidence from the NY Post confirms that California voters have up to 14 days to correct signature or identification issues.

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web search NEUTRAL — CA.gov is the official website for the State of California. You can find and access California services, resources, and more.
https://www.ca.gov/

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Claim 6: “A heated debate erupted on ABC’s “The View” Monday as co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sunny Hostin sparred over California’s prolonged vote-counting process.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sunny Hostin clashed on 'The View' regarding California's vote counting process.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sara Hilary Haines (born September 18, 1977) is an American television host and journalist. She is known as one of the co-hosts of the ABC daytime talk shows The View and Strahan, Sara and Keke and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Haines

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asunción "Sunny" Cummings Hostin (; née Cummings; born October 20, 1968) is an American lawyer, author, and television host. She is a co-host on ABC's morning talk show The View, for which she has r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Hostin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The View is an American talk show created by broadcast journalist Barbara Walters. As of 2026, in its 29th season, the show aired on ABC as part of the network's daytime programming block since August…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_View

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Claim 7: “Unlike states such as Florida and Texas, which process large numbers of mail ballots before election day and typically report near-complete unofficial results within hours of polls closing, California continues counting ballots for days or even weeks after voting ends.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for Florida, California, and 2026 elections, but does not contain specific comparative data on the processing speed of mail ballots in Texas and Florida versus California.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second nonconsecu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California exodus is the ongoing emigration of residents from California to other U.S. states or Mexico that started in the late twentieth century. Common reasons for Californians leaving their ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_exodus

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of U.S. cities by American Hispanic and Latino population covers all incorporated cities and Census-designated places with a population over 100,000 and a proportion of Hispanic and Latino r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_large…

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Claim 8: “Florida has a lot of mail-in and they get their results the same night.”

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While web search results discuss Florida's population and general election reporting, no specific evidence was provided to confirm the claim that Florida reports results the same night specifically because of how they handle mail-in ballots.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Mark Medina Population of California 39,355,309 Population of Florida 23,462,518 Registered Voters in CA 23,222,034 Registered Voters in FL ...
https://www.facebook.com/LACountyRRCC/posts/many-voters-choo…

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web search NEUTRAL — This interactive shows how news outlets cover election results: gathering data to make unofficial calls about the predicted winner of each race.
https://electioninnovation.org/research/how-election-results…

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web search NEUTRAL — Poll workers are often involved in counting votes at the precinct level on election night, and in most states, local elections offices report vote totals to a ...
https://ballotpedia.org/Are_results_reported_on_election_nig…

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Claim 9: “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.”

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Web search results explicitly state that the segment on 'The View' began with a clip of Donald Trump criticizing Kristen Welker and raising concerns about California's election process.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 24, 2023, a mug shot of Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States who went on to win the 2024 presidential election, was taken at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has a history of speech and actions that have been viewed by scholars and the public as racist or sympathetic to white supremacy. Journa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump

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