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Why has no one here questioned the non-paper primaries? (Original Post) PyaarRevolution Mar 2016 OP
We don't want to give them any ideas. CdnExtraNational Mar 2016 #1
It's suspected that the machines in Chicago were tampered with... PyaarRevolution Mar 2016 #3
Cheaters! In the past they have cheated with the machines, tabulators.. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #2
Or the primary. PyaarRevolution Mar 2016 #5
That worry is usually reserved for elections in which there are GOP candidates. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #4
See my comment about the Chicago primary of Chuy vs. Rahm above. PyaarRevolution Mar 2016 #6
I think they are using the "absentee ballot" route in the primary, NorthCarolina Mar 2016 #7
OK. Let's hear about those states from you, since MineralMan Mar 2016 #8

PyaarRevolution

(814 posts)
3. It's suspected that the machines in Chicago were tampered with...
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:00 PM
Mar 2016

to give the primary vote to Rahm. So what makes you think some of the voting machines have been effected only by Republicans?

bkkyosemite

(5,792 posts)
2. Cheaters! In the past they have cheated with the machines, tabulators..
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:58 AM
Mar 2016

what makes anyone think that this election will be any different.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
4. That worry is usually reserved for elections in which there are GOP candidates.
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:01 PM
Mar 2016

The fear being that the very RW ownership at Diebold is rigging the machines for the Republican...

Would that happen for the corporate Democrat over the reformer, in a primary? Sounds like a lot of trouble and risk for a primary that I'm sure they assumed wasn't in doubt, back when they'd have had to start preparing an attempt at fraud.

 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
7. I think they are using the "absentee ballot" route in the primary,
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:16 PM
Mar 2016

then will flex their Diebold muscles in the GE.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
8. OK. Let's hear about those states from you, since
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:20 PM
Mar 2016

you appear to be concerned about it. You brought it up for Minnesota, which is a caucus state. Our caucus system uses paper ballots. Our regular elections do too. You didn't appear to know that. So, please list the states where paperless primary balloting has taken place and discuss how that affected the results in those states.

It's not enough just to raise an open-ended question, particularly when you don't even know how Minnesota votes. Let's see your work on this, in a state-by-state discussion. Which states that have had their primary events are paperless? Let's discuss those, please.

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