2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

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

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 08:39 PM

Dec 2016

He said -- repeatedly, no accident -- that they weren't going to be counted and that Bernie had really won.

Wrong. Every single one was checked ,almost all were eligible and counted, and Hillary still won.

In California, by law, all provisional ballots are counted after they are checked against the registration rolls. None are just set aside.

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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