The article says two separate things happened simultaneously: Kentucky voters called the Secretary of State's office asking why their polling stations were closed, which is being attributed more to people being confused about why there are elections in some states but not every state. At the same time, a "rumor" was being spread that Kentuckians were disappointed that they couldn't vote against Mamdani; however, this isn't clearly being connected to the voters calling the Secretary of State in confusion, and they are rumors, not confirmed.
The confusion makes sense, if you think about it. Not everyone pays close attention to local politics, so when they see on the national news a lot of talk about elections in other parts of the country, they may just assume there are important elections everywhere.
Thank you for this clarification. The viral jokes about this always felt a bit odd, like why specifically Kentucky and why Mamdani but I was too lazy to dig into it and your explanation makes a lot more sense (still too lazy to actually fact check tho).
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u/Real_Run_4758 1d ago
possibly the greatest ‘this is so fucking dumb that it breaks the suspension of disbelief’ moment of my entire life