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In reply to the discussion: Records: Too many votes in 37% of Detroits precincts [View all]forthemiddle
(1,378 posts)4. Why wouldn't they go nuts?
Wouldn't we be going nuts if this was Waukesha county in Wisconsin? Or any other precinct that went 95 % Trump?
This is unacceptable, no matter where it happens.
As for why they wouldn't recount them, apparently the law that says they can't is from 1954, so maybe it's time to update that law.
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and of course the right will go nuts over this because the black vote there
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#1
True. I just hope it's not padded votes for HRC, and if so hopefully it's only small differences
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#38
I have appointed to an election audit committee for my county in AZ for years.
former9thward
Dec 2016
#24
With hand counts there's more than one person doing it. Both sides have a representative
brush
Dec 2016
#26
Could be, but there was no need to add Clinton votes. She was going to win anyway
brush
Dec 2016
#33
They should be verified the night of the election, not only when there is a recount
MichMan
Dec 2016
#20
Hillary certain to win 95%, seems like a prime target to make sure those votes weren't counted
brush
Dec 2016
#34
From what I read and what said in the video report, cavalier attitude seems to sum up the concern
ffr
Dec 2016
#22
47.5 to 47.3, much closer. were provisional votes ever counted? & what about the 90k 'blank ballots?
Sunlei
Dec 2016
#27