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The process was highly politicized and one party and the one in power while the census was administered stood to gain from sowing doubt, fear and confusion. I think the actual results gathering was handled normally but the idea of course was to depress census response rates.

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Motive isn’t evidence. I haven’t seen any serious criticism of data collection methods. Just doubting results based on “stood to gain” is silly unless there’s actual evidence.

In what world would there be a conspiracy to reduce california population by 200k?

Considering that is how congressional seats are apportioned, there is plenty of reason to fudge the numbers.

But again, motive alone is empty. There is "plenty of reason" for me to do all kinds of terrible things that I consider abhorrent and would never act on.

That's just fear mongering and conspiracy theories. Looks like someone watched too much CNN/Fox.

BOTH SIDES fuck dude

This is election denialism in another guise. Do you trust our civic processes or do you not?

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