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procon

(15,805 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 07:03 PM Jan 2017

Trump says there was a wave of illegal voters, but who won the election?

So who did all those "illegal" voters really vote for? Why, it has to be Trump. Afterall, he did win and he repeatedly bragged that the Mexicans loved him, and his loyal followers, whom he boasts would let him get away with murder, would not have let something as inconsequential as ethics at the ballot box stand in the way of getting Trump elected.

So, Trump's own pettiness just called the whole US election process in question and cast still more doubts and questions about Trump's legitimacy and his right to be the president. Good job, sir!

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meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
2. This whole thing is so stupid
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 07:07 PM
Jan 2017

He can't stand his numbers aren't the "best" the "yugest" so he has to make up a lie to make himself feel better. First of all, where did that number 3-5mil come from? Secondly, how do they know all of those 3-5mil vote only for hillary? Maybe some voted for dumpity dump. Maybe dumpy didn't really win after all with his fake voter fraud accusation.

randr

(12,409 posts)
3. He has made the claim as president
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 07:12 PM
Jan 2017

No matter true or not it has just become a very big deal. What could be more important than the integrity of our elections. We should demand immediant investigations.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
4. There should have been a much better audit after the election
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 07:16 PM
Jan 2017

But there wasn't - probably because the outcome of a true audit/investigation would show he didn't win.

I'm certainly not holding out any hope for decent reform of voting practices in this country. This broken system benefits republicans so they won't do anything. And how can anyone refute what Trump is saying when we have nothing concrete in which to refute it. Too many state houses are controlled by republicans so..

LonePirate

(13,408 posts)
5. Let's pretend this hogwash is true. Why did they pack Congress and state legislatures with Repubs?
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 07:19 PM
Jan 2017

The implication is the illegal voters voted for Hillary and not the Racist-in-Chief. Then why did they also vote for Republicans up and down the ticket in Congressional and state races?

It bothers him to no end that he lost the popular vote by almost 3M votes. I hope it continues to bother him and hope he loses sleep at night over it. We need to keep reminding him of this fact and the fact that Saturday's marches greatly exceeded the tiny attendance at his inauguration.

I don't see how it would be constitutionally possible short of a Supreme Court ruling but having a re-vote for all races would be fine by me. He'd be lucky if he didn't lose by more than 30M votes in addition to sending the Repubs to the unemployment line across the country.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
13. Damn! Was that photo taken in the last 1 to days? If so, being president
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 08:35 PM
Jan 2017

is taking a HEAVY toll on trump.

Pathwalker

(6,598 posts)
10. But his lawyers said there was no fraud when they filed to stop
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 07:49 PM
Jan 2017

the Michigan recount, it's in their filings! Who's lying?

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