Reply #22: Nov 2, 8:39 PM: Rove & Bush arrive at Oval Office "Election War Room" [View All]

[Kip Humphrey]

The scene:

The White House Oval Office. 6 rectangular folding tables are set up in three rows with a center aisle. PCs and communications equipment are set up: two PCs per table, staffed by RNC employees. Karl Rove directs the action while Bush sits behind his desk watching as RNC employees manipulate tabulator votes via modem and/or Internet access.

This was shown and reported (all except for the manipulating votes part) on CNN and MSNBC on 11/3. Photos were courtesy of the White House.

This scene was obliquely referenced by an anonymous (fearing for his safety) RNC IT employee who claimed to have manipulated the votes in 6 states on election night and described the algorithm employed. The algorithm coincided with statistical conclusions of the vote swing that occurred after the polls closed in five of the six states mentioned by the RNC employee.

Did this happen? Using a Randi Rhodesism, "I saw it right there, on the TeeVee". As for the anonymous RNC employee, no one here on DU believed him (too bad - with support, this guy might have gone public).

If anyone can find the White House photos shown on CNN and MSNBC (and probably other networks)on Nov 3rd, please post the link or send to [e-mail]