The problem with Lynette Long’s argument is that it depends on asserting the existence of a pattern of fraud. That isn’t something that the voter on the street can visualize. Patterns of this sort can only be visualized through mathematics, not through human sight. So the voters will remain unmoved. But the Democratic factions — led by politicians who do understand polling and statistics, and probably know something about cheating, too — will understand Long’s argument perfectly. So if they are convinced they have been had we should see the knives come out in the dark.

That tells us where to look for data. Some Hillary watchers have been interpreting her actions as evidence that something is in the works. I’m not sure, but there is something a little unusual about the apparent atmosphere in the Democratic Party. But I don’t want the wish to be the father of the idea. So let’s keep the data coming. If a dinosaur is going to loom out of the mist maybe we can recognize it just a little quicker than the rest.