Those were clearly supposed to be a joke, not quite the scandal some have made it out to be.
Last time I heard that excuse used was when a 'rat governor of Montana (Brian Schweitzer) got recorded bragging to a bunch of lawyers/'rat donors about how he got one John Tester installed in the Senate by calling on some County officials to "adjust" their vote counts.
In other words by Vote Fraud.
Nothing happened, though. All those lawyers, the bigtime statewide MSM types and the State Attorney General (another 'rat whose name I forget right now, but who has moved up to Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court...) all gathered together and solemnly declared it to be a joke.
Sorry if I don't see the humor in your suggestion either.
Oh, yeah. /sarc