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Newsjock

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Thu Jan 5, 2012, 10:00 PM Jan 2012

Caucus Vote Counter Says Romney Mistakenly Given 20 Votes [View all]

Source: KCCI-TV

Caucus night was chaotic in many places, with hundreds of voters, candidates showing up and the throngs of media who followed. The world's eyes were on Iowa. But in the quiet town of Moulton, Appanoose County, a caucus of 50 people may just blow up the results.

Edward True, 28, of Moulton, said he helped count the votes and jotted the results down on a piece of paper to post to his Facebook page. He said when he checked to make sure the Republican Party of Iowa got the count right, he said he was shocked to find they hadn't.

... True said at his 53-person caucus at the Garrett Memorial Library, Romney received two votes. According to the Iowa Republican Party's website, True's precinct cast 22 votes for Romney.

"This is huge," True said. "It essentially changes who won."

Read more: http://www.kcci.com/news/30144582/detail.html

Source material here, including scan of piece of paper and affidavit from Edward True:
http://www.watchthevote2012.com/AffidavitTrue.htm

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this should get very good SaintPete Jan 2012 #1
Here is the BradBlog story L. Coyote Jan 2012 #56
thank god for bradblog. :) This made my day. roguevalley Jan 2012 #64
it shouldn't be hard to confirm this skinnydipinacid Jan 2012 #57
Too funny. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #2
One ominous organ chord, coming right up! rocktivity Jan 2012 #15
Perfect! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #21
Let's not forget.... AlbertCat Jan 2012 #54
huge news .....nah PatrynXX Jan 2012 #37
I said too funny, not huge. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #44
This is HUGH!! Kingofalldems Jan 2012 #3
Hugh is as Hugh does! L. Coyote Jan 2012 #22
Counties have not all turned in certified results. RandySF Jan 2012 #4
This was not an election, it was a party event run by a bunch of clowns L. Coyote Jan 2012 #23
Great toon!! Reminds me of it's a "Mad Mad World" goforit Jan 2012 #51
I love that toon! LongTomH Jan 2012 #61
The votes don't need to be certified> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #32
Not sure if that relates to this, but... Skip Intro Jan 2012 #5
The GOP power brokers are going to do anything and everything to Dawson Leery Jan 2012 #8
And how about this? rocktivity Jan 2012 #25
Mistakenly? liberal N proud Jan 2012 #6
Please take this to the Supreme Court. It would make their heads explode from partisan thinking. /nt jtuck004 Jan 2012 #7
Fat Tony could tell ya it'd be a 5-4 vote for the guy with less votes Bozita Jan 2012 #9
This is going to create a big pile of santorum. pennylane100 Jan 2012 #10
No chit... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2012 #34
If they'd have only used electronic voting machines! OmahaBlueDog Jan 2012 #11
what did they have wheels? PatrynXX Jan 2012 #38
And the dual for votes is on Gringostan Jan 2012 #12
The voting is even worse that the debates ... nt TBF Jan 2012 #13
Is no one held accountable anymore? SmittynMo Jan 2012 #14
well they didn't to that in Wisconsin , go figure some nut would do it in IA PatrynXX Jan 2012 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #16
I'll bet it isn't the only anomally that night... jimlup Jan 2012 #17
Delegates are unpledged; Romney, Santorum and Paul 'have' 20 each anyway muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #18
Reason number 1,586 why Iwoa is bullshit arcane1 Jan 2012 #19
Republican Iowans... PatrynXX Jan 2012 #40
Not another RepubliCON who can't count?!?!?! RoccoR5955 Jan 2012 #20
Wait for it....... James48 Jan 2012 #24
So Santorum won Iowa? McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #26
Didnt you know? Santorum always comes out in the end. cstanleytech Jan 2012 #27
DUzy, for sure! Bozita Jan 2012 #30
fortunately I missed the scat namecalling all these years PatrynXX Jan 2012 #41
rofl slay Jan 2012 #43
Looks like it now, BUT the results will not be certified until sometime in February, SO .... Tx4obama Jan 2012 #28
Voter fraud, voter fraud...........cheater.... Historic NY Jan 2012 #29
:P PatrynXX Jan 2012 #42
The point was they would be pointing fingers all around if this was a Democrat.... Historic NY Jan 2012 #58
Borowitz on the outcome of the Iowa caucus alfredo Jan 2012 #31
If true..... zentrum Jan 2012 #33
Hahahah! Now FAUX NEWS SAYS.... James48 Jan 2012 #35
Ha! How convenient! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #36
K&r jakeXT Jan 2012 #63
Does this surprise anyone? Really? Firebrand Gary Jan 2012 #45
Does anyone have a stash of Sore/Loserman signs? n/t JHB Jan 2012 #46
Nobody puts Lil Ricky in the corner. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #47
Republicons not only cheat Americans, they cheat other Republicons SpiralHawk Jan 2012 #48
Karl Rove said on tuesday night (?) that some "undervote" Botany Jan 2012 #49
Evidence Evidence Evidence!!!..., But where are the corrections goforit Jan 2012 #50
And Santorum surges from behind!! (nt) ehrnst Jan 2012 #52
Why Can't Republicans Count? Yavin4 Jan 2012 #53
Would this affect the delegate count at the convention? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author yellowcanine Jan 2012 #59
We all know what this is. It's almost not worth discussing anymore. truthisfreedom Jan 2012 #60
MSM Lameos gopiscrap Jan 2012 #62
It looks like the votes were misreported in at least one other county TriplD Jan 2012 #65
EXTREMELY interesting... the Weird Liberal Jan 2012 #66
So this means Willard didn't win in a landslide? Octafish Jan 2012 #67
Yeah, when KKKarl Rove announces the results you gotta know something's fishy Dont call me Shirley Jan 2012 #68
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