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Jrose

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Sun Jan 19, 2025, 06:47 PM Jan 19

DJT thanks Musk for 'vote-counting computers' [View all]

This is what DJT said on the stage about Musk at his 'victory rally' today:
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'Trump: He was very effective. He knows those computers better than anybody. Those vote counting computers. And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide. It was pretty good. Thank you to Elon'

(Excerpt from live blog by Oliver O'Connell, The Independent,19 January 2025)

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Some of us, on this forum, have been talking about Musk's involvement in tabulations. yellow dahlia Jan 19 #1
It was the whole lottery scam SledDriver Jan 19 #11
Oh!!! Insightful! yellow dahlia Jan 19 #16
This was proven false almost as quickly as the guy posted it originally EdmondDantes_ Jan 19 #20
We have trump admitting musk got into "vote counting " computers questionseverything Jan 20 #51
If they pulled a number of different strategies like this in a number of states Irish_Dem Jan 19 #23
Absolutely. A lot of contributing variables. n/t yellow dahlia Jan 20 #39
Exactly, all of it very clever. All subtle, multi-factor. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #40
I haven't been talking about it... But I've been Cha Jan 19 #13
And we were told, we "Don't be ridiculous!" Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 20 #37
Right - and get over it...move on. yellow dahlia Jan 20 #38
Too bad there isn't anyone interested in Whyisthisstillclose Jan 19 #2
Maybe Jim Jordan???? lmao vapor2 Jan 19 #26
Put Comer on the case! He's a pit bull! Whyisthisstillclose Jan 19 #27
Trump has no clue what he is yapping about. riversedge Jan 19 #3
Wake up Coolgoober Jan 19 #4
Trump is too stupid to troll Skittles Jan 19 #7
Bullshit innuendo on his part and bait for election denialists ColinC Jan 19 #5
Truth will out malaise Jan 19 #6
I'm with you, doubting malaise. BComplex Jan 19 #29
Agree! True Blue American Jan 22 #55
"Anything can be hacked." - Elon Musk. dchill Jan 19 #8
Remember back in the Bush years when they had Tetris running on voting machines? Initech Jan 19 #21
Uh, yeah. I'm 73. REAL dry behind the ears. dchill Jan 19 #22
tabulators aren't connected to the Internet, they can't be hacked cadoman Jan 19 #25
You don't need to be connected to the internet to "hack" something.nt moniss Jan 20 #35
Very good point. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 22 #58
Why do I have a feeling MLWR Jan 19 #9
I think he is... he can't keep his Big Mouth Shut about Anything. Cha Jan 19 #12
He always... 2naSalit Jan 19 #17
And, Always Gloats about Shit... Cha Jan 19 #30
My first thought, Cha!🤪 True Blue American Jan 22 #54
So the Fucker's Big Diarreah Mouth admitted Cha Jan 19 #10
He's thanking Elon, not the voters MadameButterfly Jan 20 #42
Yes! Excellent point. Stupid Mump Didn't thank the Cha Jan 20 #44
The company E S &S makes a voting/counting machine that is commonly used. IDK if Musk is involved with spike jones Jan 19 #14
There have been a lot of problems with ES&S MadameButterfly Jan 20 #43
Trolling. mr715 Jan 19 #15
Boasting Babajida Jan 20 #34
How US Voting Machines Became Safer Than Ever Celerity Jan 19 #18
I can't begin to tell you how many flaws I identified lapfog_1 Jan 19 #32
Simple question: moondust Jan 20 #41
Whatever fix was in, they did it in all 7 states MadameButterfly Jan 20 #46
They had nearly 4 years to perfect it. moondust Jan 20 #48
Thanks to both of you for detailed information MadameButterfly Jan 20 #45
I remember 2004, too! Sparkly Jan 20 #50
Diebold technicians "serviced" the machines MadameButterfly Jan 20 #53
How about using a sample of paper ballots to test validity Sparkly Jan 20 #49
hand marked ballots, not computer marked lapfog_1 Jan 20 #52
Right! True Blue American Jan 22 #57
I worked in the days True Blue American Jan 22 #56
Vote counting computers aka central tabulators Botany Jan 19 #19
I agree Horse with no Name Jan 19 #24
This election it seemed like the Republicans had a strange confidence like they doc03 Jan 19 #28
Oh For Christ's Sake... DET Jan 19 #31
Jesus Fucking Christ Blue Owl Jan 20 #33
Admission of guilt? spanone Jan 20 #36
Can you imagine if a Democrat MadameButterfly Jan 20 #47
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