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2016 Postmortem

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flamingdem

(40,069 posts)
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 01:09 AM Dec 2016

Michigan recount has exposed thoroughly inept and suspicious original counting process [View all]

http://www.palmerreport.com/news/mohican-recount-exposes-thoroughly-inept-original-counting-process/402/

Just one day into the court-ordered Michigan statewide recount, and it’s already become clear why Michigan’s state officials had fought so hard against a recount to begin with. From mysterious holes torn in ballot containers, to mismatched ballot tracking numbers, it’s quickly become apparent that Michigan’s original vote counting effort – which narrowly named Donald Trump the winner in a shockingly unrealistic result – was either extraordinarily sloppy or extraordinarily suspicious.

In fact, some officials in Michigan are now flat out claiming that their precincts can’t be recounted, because the damage done during the original counting process makes it impossible for them to be properly recounted. Of course such a circular argument, that the destruction of evidence by those being investigated should be grounds for not continuing with the investigation, can’t possibly hold up in court. And it suggests that third party candidate Jill Stein, who forcibly initiated the Michigan recount, may have to go right back to the federal judge in question in order to force these precincts to go ahead and recount the ballot containers they tampered with.
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Michigan, down the drain. elleng Dec 2016 #1
I didn't think it possible with paper ballots. longship Dec 2016 #2
who's going to do anything about it? seriously. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #4
Said Hitler before annexing the Sudentenland. byronius Dec 2016 #5
nothing to see here folks, move along... nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #3
Every country in the world who has been subjected to the arthritisR_US Dec 2016 #6
If the results can't be verified... DFW Dec 2016 #7
There is no such thing as a do-over, its unconstitutional Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #21
The voting doesn't matter, the people who count the votes matter....... UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #8
Blaming this on a conspiracy between state and local election officials is ridiculous MichMan Dec 2016 #9
Denial mixed with confirmation bias can give some whacky results FBaggins Dec 2016 #10
Can we get this from a reliable news source? Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2016 #11
Refute one thing he has written flamingdem Dec 2016 #14
Well, there's this gem that snopes debunked. Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2016 #15
I see nothing in that Snopes article which refutes anything. radius777 Dec 2016 #20
Snopes is more accurate than Palmer could ever hope to be. Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2016 #24
Would several be ok? FBaggins Dec 2016 #25
Should still be able to count the actual ballots. They know why the machine counts were off, jmg257 Dec 2016 #12
2000 Deja Vu colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #13
A MI recount would be good but neither party wants it now ChetSinger Dec 2016 #16
Post a link about ballot box stuffing in Michigan please flamingdem Dec 2016 #18
Sure, here: ChetSinger Dec 2016 #19
US elections can never be won as long as we have these states running the game BSdetect Dec 2016 #17
Welcome to the US Constitution Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #22
You need to add poor and even middle class to your flamingdem Dec 2016 #26
The Democratic Party is losing because of weak state government control UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #23
Yes and control means flamingdem Dec 2016 #27
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