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2016 Postmortem

Statistical

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25. Hooray for even larger headwinds in 2020.

Reply to Apex812 (Reply #24)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 03:26 PM

Nov 2016

I would point out Clinton lost MI by 11K votes. Stein got 20K votes in MI in 2008. This year by attacking Clinton calling her a criminal, corrupt, unift, and worse than trump she boosted than to 50K votes. So 30K extra votes in a state that Clinton lost by <11K.

Elections are won or lost on the margins and Jill Stein helped to elect Donald Trump and now she has more more resources to ensure she can do it again in 2020.

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more Charles Blow...perhaps Stein scamming us? [View all] dogindia Nov 2016 OP

If nothing... wcmagumba Nov 2016 #1

She has to file today for WI. LisaL Nov 2016 #2

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #3

In WI, all she needs to do is to file and pay the fees. LisaL Nov 2016 #5

Yes, that's what I said n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #10

deadline is five o'clock, still no filing greenman3610 Nov 2016 #27

I strongly suspect she will line her pockets a bit Bob41213 Nov 2016 #4

Just because she asks for recounts in PA and MI doesn't mean she will get them. LisaL Nov 2016 #7

On her page she outlines marybourg Nov 2016 #11

I think she'll file as well SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #8

There is no "perhaps" about it oberliner Nov 2016 #6

People who are at their low point are easy to take advantage of. LisaL Nov 2016 #9

She's doing what she did all general.. SaschaHM Nov 2016 #18

Exactly oberliner Nov 2016 #19

Some are pinning their hopes on someone who has repeatedly proven they are mentally bankrupt. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #12

The only thing that was really striking to me SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #13

The links to the other sites were up for some time. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #14

The Massachusetts Green-Rainbow party SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #16

Charles Blow can't get enough hippie punching in kenfrequed Nov 2016 #15

"Now he can't even let the Green Party stand up for Hillary and against Trump. " NCTraveler Nov 2016 #17

What is "us" business? I hope she's not scamming you, she has scammed her way to 5M so far tritsofme Nov 2016 #20

I said yesterday the language on the page changed and was personally attacked for it. Statistical Nov 2016 #21

Same here n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #22

That's what she promised-she will file. She doesn't guarantee recounts. LisaL Nov 2016 #23

She is doing both. Apex812 Nov 2016 #24

Hooray for even larger headwinds in 2020. Statistical Nov 2016 #25

My guess she won't get them in either PA or MI. LisaL Nov 2016 #26

MI is doubtful, it is all paper ballots through scanners Amishman Nov 2016 #30

That's Rachel Stockman, not Charles Blow Kolesar Nov 2016 #28

Charles Blow linked to that article in a tweet oberliner Nov 2016 #29

Then Charles Blow is wise and skeptical, well done Kolesar Nov 2016 #31