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Sea A Chell

(55 posts) Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:04 AM Nov 13

There's no downside for a recount

If everything is on the up and up, then the recount will verify that and we can move on. If everything is not on the up and up, then we should know that. Heck, I remember with Gore and Bush we didn't officially know for weeks. Then SCOTUS meddled. Harris shouldn't have had to be a perfect candidate or run a perfect campaign. She was well qualified and decent. As Biden would say, "Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." Trump ran his campaign as if nothing he did would change the outcome. That gives me pause. I'm realistic enough to accept Trump if I have to. But why would we they think they are above cheating? About somehow "finding" 11,780 votes here or there that could have affected the outcome. I'm for a recount whether it confirms or denies.

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There's no downside for a recount (Original Post) Sea A Chell Nov 13 OP

Remember When tramp refused to Prep for the Debate? MrWowWow Nov 13 #1

I agree with you. This ending just seemed too shaky. Ttrump had said he already had the votes before voting OLDMDDEM Nov 13 #2

I wish it could happen Easterncedar Nov 13 #3

Our Leadership Wants Us To Just Move On SoCalDavidS Nov 13 #4

Republicans get to have recounts MadameButterfly Nov 13 #5

MrWowWow

(431 posts)

1. Remember When tramp refused to Prep for the Debate?

Reply to Sea A Chell (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:12 AM

Nov 13

The "fix" was in even back then.

OLDMDDEM

(2,206 posts)

2. I agree with you. This ending just seemed too shaky. Ttrump had said he already had the votes before voting

Reply to Sea A Chell (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:14 AM

Nov 13

even started.

Easterncedar

(3,755 posts)

3. I wish it could happen

Reply to Sea A Chell (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:17 AM

Nov 13

We concede too reflexively I think. Still wanting to believe in the system, despite all the evidence, from Bush v Gore to Fitzmas to Mueller to abandonment of stare decisis to the failure to go after any of the rampant grifting in the previous administration and the goon’s family.

SoCalDavidS

(10,599 posts)

4. Our Leadership Wants Us To Just Move On

Reply to Sea A Chell (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:18 AM

Nov 13

Perhaps I'll just move on from voting, period. If they don't care enough to verify my vote, why should I care about voting?

MadameButterfly

(2,273 posts)

5. Republicans get to have recounts

Reply to Sea A Chell (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:25 AM

Nov 13

Democrats don't.

I would really like to settle any of my doubts about the accuracy of the count. it's just too weird that Trump always overperforms the polls. Something else is going on. It might not be in the voting machines, but if it is, we'd better know asap.
It maybe all the supression, russian tactics on media and bomb threats, twitter, etc. I don't buy the shy Trump voter theory.
Even if the election was counted fairly, some audits please so we can't know that is not the problem?

But it won't happen, and if we ever reclaim our democracy, this too has to change.

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