Katie Miller blames "the left" for Westchester voting machine problems; officials cite thick ballots
On Election Day, Katie Miller reposted a complaint about broken voting machines in Westchester County, New York, and blamed "the left". Officials said paper ballots were too thick for the machines. A later Independent piece covers her remarks about not voting.
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The story, neutrally told
Left · 1On the morning of Election Day, Tuesday 3 November 2026, podcaster Katie Miller reposted a complaint on X about voting machine problems in Westchester County, New York, and blamed "the left". Raw StoryL “was quick to pounce on a post on X about voting machine issues in Westchester County, New York, which she blamed on “the left.”” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1The post she shared, from X user Ben Hort, said machines were "apparently broken county wide" and that voters were told to vote absentee or come back later. Raw StoryL “machines are apparently broken county wide. They said choice is vote absentee or come back later.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1Miller wrote: "This is how the Left steals elections. Mike Lawler's competitive district and they are turning away voters." Raw StoryL ““This is how the Left steals elections. Mike Lawler’s competitive district and they are turning away voters.”” Read at Raw Story ↗
Left · 1News 12's Tara Rosenblum reported that Westchester County election officials confirmed the cause: paper ballots were too thick for the machines to accept. Raw StoryL “paper ballots are too thick for the machines to accept.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1The Westchester County Board of Elections encouraged voters to stay in line, saying it had a handle on the problem, according to Raw Story. Raw StoryL “announcement from the Westchester County Board of Elections that encouraged voters “to stay in line,” because they have a handle on the problem” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1Commentators including Semafor's Ben Smith, Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall and The Atlantic's Tim Alberta mocked the claim. Smith noted that Westchester is the Democratic part of Rep. Mike Lawler's district, and Alberta noted that Kamala Harris carried the county by 26 points. Raw StoryL “the district “the left” was trying to steal is “the Democratic part of the district.””“suppressing the vote in a county Kamala Harris carried by 26 pts,” The Atlantic’s Tim Alberta joked.” Read at Raw Story ↗
Left · 2Miller is married to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. Raw StoryL “married to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller” Read at Raw Story ↗ The IndependentLC “who has four children with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller” Read at The Independent ↗ Left · 1The Independent reported the next day that Miller told CBS News' Norah O'Donnell that mothers are too busy raising children to go to the polls, and that she did not vote herself. The IndependentLC ““You see that moms are too busy raising their children and taking care of them to go to the polls,” Miller told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell.” Read at The Independent ↗ Left · 1Miller said she skipped voting in Virginia because voting would "dox your own address", and that she prefers her "own safety and security". The IndependentLC ““I did not vote in Virginia because in Virginia when you vote, you dox your own address, and so I prefer my own safety and security over giving that up,”” Read at The Independent ↗
Left · 1The Independent also said Miller had posted on X hours earlier that Election Day made her want more kids "to cancel out the votes of the America-hating leftists". It described Democrats as poised to take control of the House and the Senate, and cited Trump saying Democrats "did a good job". The IndependentLC ““Election Day always makes me want to have more kids to cancel out the votes of the America-hating leftists,””“Democrats are poised to take control of the House and the Senate.” Read at The Independent ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left2 outlets
- Framing
- Both outlets present Miller as a figure of ridicule. Raw Story treats her Westchester claim as a conspiracy theory that collapsed once officials explained the cause. The Independent frames her post-election remarks as a baffling excuse after Republican losses.
- Emphasis
- Raw Story stresses the pile-on from journalists and commentators and the fact that Westchester is Democratic-leaning. The Independent stresses that she did not vote and the scale of Democratic gains.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither outlet includes a response from Miller. Raw Story does not quote the Board of Elections directly beyond its stay-in-line message. The Independent does not mention the Westchester episode.
- Charged language
- “'Weirdo'”“crashes and burns”“baffling scapegoat”“shellacked”“blue tsunami”
- For example
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“'Weirdo' Katie Miller's early morning election theft conspiracy theory crashes and burns” — Raw Story
“Stephen Miller’s wife lays blame on baffling scapegoat after GOP shellacked by Dems” — The Independent
Centre0 outlets
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What every side reports
- Katie Miller is married to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
- Miller blamed 'the left' on X for Westchester County voting machine problems on Election Day.
Where accounts differ
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Cause of the Westchester machine problems
- Left
- Raw Story reports officials said paper ballots were too thick for the machines, and rejects Miller's claim that voters were being deliberately turned away.
Katie Miller person
Miller said the Westchester problems showed how "the Left steals elections". The next day she said mothers are too busy to vote and that she skipped voting in Virginia for safety reasons.
““This is how the Left steals elections.” — Raw Story
“I prefer my own safety and security over giving that up” — The Independent
Left2 articles
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'Weirdo' Katie Miller's early morning election theft conspiracy theory crashes and burns
Dismissive Presents Miller's claim as a conspiracy theory debunked by officials and mocked by commentators.
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Stephen Miller’s wife lays blame on baffling scapegoat after GOP shellacked by Dems
Critical Casts Miller's explanation for Republican losses as a baffling scapegoat, noting she did not vote.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right0 articles
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- 3 Nov 18:25 First Raw StoryL 'Weirdo' Katie Miller's early morning election theft conspiracy theory crashes and burns
- 4 Nov 07:23 +12h 58m The IndependentLC Stephen Miller’s wife lays blame on baffling scapegoat after GOP shellacked by Dems
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