Marc Elias, general counsel for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, says that what happened in Arizona is 'unacceptable'. And he promises that Hillary will 'address' it...once she's declared the Democratic nominee.

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.

Shortly after it was clear that the results in the Arizona Democratic primary were completely fraudulent, Hillary's general counsel, Marc Elias, took to Reddit to make the case that, in solidarity with thousands of furious Sanders supporters, the Clinton campaign was "concerned" by reports of widespread voter suppression and election fraud:

Your vote matters -- once Hillary is the Democratic nominee I wanted to weigh in here because I know that many people have serious concerns about yesterday’s primary in Arizona, and the frustrations voters there encountered while trying to exercise their basic right to vote. I share those concerns -- and I know the rest of the HFA team does, too. The way Arizona administered its elections last night is absolutely, unequivocally unacceptable. It’s the result of a larger Republican effort to make it harder for people to vote...

Yes, any and all blame can be laid squarely at the feet of Republicans, according to the general counsel for the establishment Democratic candidate. (We'll return to this accusation in a little bit.) But Elias saved the best for last:

What happened in Arizona is bad for BOTH Senator Sanders and Secretary Clinton, and supporters of both campaigns should come together to make sure this is addressed before November. *by the way, if you’re wondering, Secretary Clinton’s got a plan to address this, but I’m really not here to plug my boss!

Holy guacamole.

First of all, the idea that Hillary was negatively affected by the election fraud that occurred in Arizona is a bold, but nonetheless laughable claim. As we previously reported, Clinton held a commanding lead among early voters who cast their ballot by mail. Since the majority of Clinton supporters had voted early, Sanders led decisively in Election Day voting.

In Maricopa County, which has roughly 50% of Arizona's registered Democrats, Sanders led Clinton in Election Day votes by a 20% margin, 60-40%.

Damning.

(Sources: 2008 results vs 2016 results)

Early voting in Maricopa County increased by nearly 45,000 this year compared to 2008 -- but Election Day turnout plummeted by more than 80,000.

Do you see where this is going? With numerous reports claiming that up to 60% of voters were turned away on Election Day because they were incorrectly registered as independents or Republicans, it's been calculated that Sanders was robbed of approximately 146,000 votes, and would have defeated Clinton, 51%-49%.

This could be an extremely conservative estimate, though. A sampling of 151 reports of voters being denied the right to cast a ballot includes 2 Clinton supporters and 111 Sanders supporters.

According to the official results, Clinton won Arizona 57.6%-39.9%. In other words, Elias is telling very tall tales about Hillary being "hurt" by the Election Day results.

But Elias really shows his true colors when he urges "supporters of both campaigns" to "come together to make sure this is addressed before November", while reminding Sanders supporters that Hillary "has a plan [!]" to fix this injustice.

Yes, the fact that tens of thousands of voters were denied the right to vote cannot be properly addressed until after the Democrats choose a nominee in July. To paraphrase Marc Elais, you're vote is extremely important -- once Hillary is declared the Democratic nominee! (P.S. -- she totally has a plan to "address" the election fraud that gave her the nomination.)

As for blaming the Republicans for everything, are we supposed to believe that Clinton's well-oiled political machine, with the full backing of the Democratic Party, didn't know exactly what would happen on Election Day? Are we really expected to believe that Clinton, who enjoyed a lead in early voting, was deeply concerned about polling stations in Maricopa County being reduced from 200 in 2012 to 60?

Is this real life? What are we supposed to take away from Elias' declaration of solidarity with disenfranchised voters, aside from the fact that the Clinton campaign clearly thinks we're all a bunch of chumps?

Arizona's Secretary of States has acknowledged that even members of her own staff were denied the right to vote -- and that the decision to hold a re-vote can only be made by the Democratic Party.

The ball's in your court, Hillary. If your campaign is so sure that voter suppression occurred, how can you stand by the official results?

Sorry for the naive rhetorical question.