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Bettie

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44. Agreed

Thu Apr 13, 2017, 01:18 PM

Apr 2017

EC is a relic of the past. We no longer need it....probably didn't need it at the time.

Add to that the fact that it has been shown to us in no uncertain terms that it does not do what it was supposed to do! We got precisely the guy the people who support the EC said it was there to prevent.

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Trump's lawyers fought feverishly to prevent forensic audit of voting machines in PA MI WI [View all] L. Coyote Apr 2017 OP

tRump is the Minority President. A minority that gets ever smaller. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #1

A hacked and stolen election. mountain grammy Apr 2017 #2

The numbers are with you all the way. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #4

Thanks for reposting. triron Apr 2017 #49

yep....and evidently the new normal... dhill926 Apr 2017 #5

Count me too BigOleDummy Apr 2017 #7

Agree... ananda Apr 2017 #12

Her campaign could have been better. mountain grammy Apr 2017 #20

We had positive ads here in Florida radical noodle Apr 2017 #23

and, like I said, I don't blame the campaign. mountain grammy Apr 2017 #27

And Florida did not radical noodle Apr 2017 #31

Ha. That's the thing. mountain grammy Apr 2017 #33

Florida was stolen. triron Apr 2017 #50

Florida has this bad habit tavalon Apr 2017 #85

And whose couldn't, really ... ananda Apr 2017 #80

Excellent point, and you're right. mountain grammy Apr 2017 #84

With you 100% pandr32 Apr 2017 #30

YES. 2004 mean exit poll disparity 1.45%, 2016 red shift 3.5%, 20 competitive Senate races 4.7% L. Coyote Apr 2017 #58

How many times do people need to be told exit poll conspiracies are junk? mythology Apr 2017 #61

How many times do people need to be told statistics is a science, not mythology? L. Coyote Apr 2017 #66

who made you the arbiter of the exit poll debate? tomp Apr 2017 #81

Want to Know if the Election was Hacked? Look at the Ballots L. Coyote Apr 2017 #93

sure seems like you are setting yourself up as the arbiter. tomp Apr 2017 #96

Well even The Nation is not 100% perfect. nt Susan Calvin Apr 2017 #87

That's exactly what happened in PA Butterflylady Apr 2017 #75

Yes I'm in PA and I saw it too FakeNoose Apr 2017 #90

You and me both. BadgerMom Apr 2017 #10

You and me both. kytngirl Apr 2017 #11

I will too Bettie Apr 2017 #13

We DO need to go back to pen and paper and hand counting! maddiemom Apr 2017 #35

Agreed Bettie Apr 2017 #44

Yep. calimary Apr 2017 #21

Second? Check you math.... Cartaphelius Apr 2017 #48

Welcome to DU, Cartaphelius! calimary Apr 2017 #59

And, G. W. Bush counts as twice! 2000 black voter caging in Florida, 2004 vote-switching in Ohio. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #60

And don't forget the flagrant conflict-of-interest in BOTH Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004. calimary Apr 2017 #72

It just goes to prove that you can be President... So long as you are a sociopath with no conscience world wide wally Apr 2017 #3

This is the biggest issue facing the United States. WaitWut Apr 2017 #6

Every election moving forward should be hurple Apr 2017 #8

And make electoral fraud a capital crime. 47of74 Apr 2017 #17

Yes! JudyM Apr 2017 #83

Pennsylvania has a Democratic governor. Maybe start there? OnionPatch Apr 2017 #54

Because the PA state legislature is all GOP. nt BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #91

But the Secretary of State is a Democrat. OnionPatch Apr 2017 #94

Not really. BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #95

Welcome to DU, WaitWut! calimary Apr 2017 #24

Yeah, the notion that vote-counting software is proprietary is just ... ... FiveGoodMen Apr 2017 #57

The guy who propsed it, is federal prisoner #..... L. Coyote Apr 2017 #64

republicans enabled russian ACTS OF WAR against America Achilleaze Apr 2017 #9

The fact that Democrats can cite Cheney for support ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #14

...and how much further the republican party has degenerated Achilleaze Apr 2017 #22

I see I am not the only one that has felt this was a stolen election Stargazer99 Apr 2017 #15

I too am of that mindset. Always felt the polling Enoki33 Apr 2017 #19

Welcome to DU, Enoki33! calimary Apr 2017 #43

The polling and exit polls in battleground states were very robust. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #86

Stein worked her ass off to put the image in place that the election wasn't stolen. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #16

I hear you. tosh Apr 2017 #39

did anyone give a final report of what they found? Fast Walker 52 Apr 2017 #45

I followed it tosh Apr 2017 #52

I was concerned she was part of the misdirection, pointing to the wrong states. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #65

Voting machines Dink123 Apr 2017 #18

Welcome to DU, Dink123! calimary Apr 2017 #41

Strange things happen bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #25

I have said all along this election was stolen by just enough manipulation William769 Apr 2017 #26

Also, shaving points on a dozen fronts adds up to a huge slice of the pie. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #67

I'll never believe machines weren't hacked Nwgirl503 Apr 2017 #28

I was skeptical at first but, Ligyron Apr 2017 #29

OMFG! lark Apr 2017 #32

Absolutely stolen election! annielion Apr 2017 #34

Welcome to DU, annielion! calimary Apr 2017 #42

welcome to DU!!! Fast Walker 52 Apr 2017 #46

No sh*t, sherlock! elleng Apr 2017 #36

The recent arrest of 'Peter the Great', and his wife's comments about his writing of a virus -- byronius Apr 2017 #37

this simply confirms what we have suspected since that terrible night. niyad Apr 2017 #38

Why does all the facts come out ....always after the fact INdemo Apr 2017 #40

because we are ruled by conservative assholes, who suppress everything that hurts them as much as Fast Walker 52 Apr 2017 #47

Get the logs for the States processing computers Rene Apr 2017 #51

The Tennessee story is misdirection and a ruse to detract from the vote-switching punch cards. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #69

That is not news for those of us who were paying atttention. There was plenty enough Amaryllis Apr 2017 #53

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #55

al gore and hillary clinton, the once and true president of the united states of amarica. AllaN01Bear Apr 2017 #56

Holland was going to switch paper ballots Binders Keepers Apr 2017 #62

Can't wait to se what these "concerns about malfunctions" & "issues" consist of. jmg257 Apr 2017 #63

I've felt something was up from the beginning mvd Apr 2017 #68

The Electoral College winning margin is only 40,000 voters in three states. Talk about long odds. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #70

Good point there mvd Apr 2017 #76

I agree with everyone on this thread... llmart Apr 2017 #71

I agree with all you said. Silver Gaia Apr 2017 #74

Mahalo, Coyote Cha Apr 2017 #73

The outcome didn't make sense the night... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #77

K&R. So true. It still breaks my heart like it did on election day lunamagica Apr 2017 #78

No remedy available under the existing Constitution BSdetect Apr 2017 #79

The TRUTH is the remedy, and it is coming out. The People will not stand for traitors. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #82

Weeks after election, Trump eliminated agency protecting voting machines. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #88

Hank Johnson wants Congress to protect the nations voting systems L. Coyote Apr 2017 #92

I see FL and NC are mentioned, too. I bet OH should be mentioned as well. Mc Mike Apr 2017 #89