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2016 Postmortem

triron

(22,240 posts) Thu Dec 1, 2016, 05:54 PM Dec 2016

Fitrakis says 19 Wisconsin counties refusing to give [View all]

recount team access to ballots. wtf!

https://twitter.com/Greg_Palast?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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Fitrakis says 19 Wisconsin counties refusing to give [View all] triron Dec 2016 OP

Something to hide? eom guillaumeb Dec 2016 #1

I'm going to guess that those are the ones most needed n/t gollygee Dec 2016 #2

I know and trust Bob... FarPoint Dec 2016 #3

Me Too colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #5

Absolutely... FarPoint Dec 2016 #6

I used to, till he lied about the California provisional votes in the primary. pnwmom Dec 2016 #21

Which counties? shraby Dec 2016 #4

Wisconsin ... something citizens can try ... Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #27

Why does Twitter say: "Greg Palast is blocked"? red dog 1 Dec 2016 #7

Huh? triron Dec 2016 #8

10 minutes ago it said "Greg Palast is blocked" red dog 1 Dec 2016 #12

hacking? triron Dec 2016 #13

Possibly red dog 1 Dec 2016 #50

knr triron Dec 2016 #9

knr again triron Dec 2016 #10

Now what happens? Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #11

Probably have to go to court. triron Dec 2016 #15

That doesn't sound good in Wisconsin. Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #16

Grrr Lucinda Dec 2016 #14

How many counties in total are there in Wisconsin? Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #17

72 counties - does anyone know which ones are blocked? womanofthehills Dec 2016 #28

Refusing to give access to ballots SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #18

Hartmann Interview with Greg Palast this afternoon 12/1/16 mackdaddy Dec 2016 #19

Why would spoiled ballots be counted? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #22

Greg Palast said election officials dump most of the provisional votes Kolesar Dec 2016 #24

A provisional ballot is not the same as a spoiled ballot SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #26

Many provisional ballots just never seem to get counted womanofthehills Dec 2016 #30

Quite possibly for valid reasons SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #32

Prov ballots come with a tracking code DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #41

Because most are not really spoiled ballots womanofthehills Dec 2016 #29

And you know this how...? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #31

I know it from watching recounts. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #36

Al Gore had 40,000 "overvotes" in Florida... BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #38

Are these the 19 that refused hand counts? tavernier Dec 2016 #20

That's what I'm guessing SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #23

Check the machines world wide wally Dec 2016 #25

In Milwaukee County dragonlady Dec 2016 #33

ok, sounds good. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #35

wtf indeed; reminds me of 2000, when repubs wanted all ballots destroyed after Shrub was declared TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #34

It is looking more and more like this election was stolen in the small districts where Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #37

I've been wondering... In rural precincts where the Trump vote supposedly spiked, BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #39

Stuffing would be risky dragonlady Dec 2016 #40

It would be much easier to spoil the other candidate's ballot by overvoting for the voter afterwards Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #44

That's an idea dragonlady Dec 2016 #47

I can't speak for other jurisdictions SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #51

That is my thinking...he ran up the rural vote by unheard of numbers. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #42

Sounds like obstruction of justice. libtodeath Dec 2016 #43

That is a huge tell flamingdem Dec 2016 #45

There is something going on there. UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #46

Huh....and this is EXACTLY why we need the recount. To expose AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #48

Can they be compelled to do so by court order? Ken Burch Dec 2016 #49

Sue Sue Sue MFM008 Dec 2016 #52