Reply #13: Indy, FYI, the vote count in NH actually looks pretty good [View All]

[OnTheOtherHand]

The "differences" between hand counts and scanners are in line with differences in other elections. These places are very different to start with.

Someone can start saying the elections were all rigged, and the pre-election polls were selectively rigged, and the 2004 recount was rigged... it's down the rabbit hole. Facially, the '08 count looks OK overall (except for those places that reportedly zeroed out some Paul votes, not that that had much impact overall). Of course there could be problems, but they don't leap out.

I wholeheartedly support verifiable elections. I don't in principle oppose a recount of any or all NH ballots. But I think it's really dangerous to cite supposed anomalies in NH as a poster child, so please be aware and cautious.

(Cf. Nancy Tobi, who has some different assumptions, but is now opposing a recount outright.)