They're using the same playbook as Novermber 3rd 2020: Fake polls and mail-in ballots. MSM is citing the latest fake poll showing Newsome with 60% support of likely voters.
This is one reason Elder had to say the 2020 general election was not rigged. This Wednesday, when he calls out the obvious election fraud, Democrats can't accuse him of ever being an election "conspiracy theorist."
This inevitable showcase of blatant fraud could be why the Maricopa audit results have been delayed. Normies must see what they missed last time without Trump as the variable. When they steal it from a very likeable black candidate, the theft will be undeniable.
For this reason, there's more strategic value in Elder losing.
I see what you're saying, like when LBJ openly bragged about stuffing ballot boxes in the 60's, but they're not at the boasting phase yet. They're still publicly denying it, which is why they still list "claims of election theft" as a sign of extremism.
Publicly, as a party, an organization - indeed, they did not. What I had in mind are the twitter shitlibs - the individuals.