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2016 Postmortem

jimlup

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5. I think we would do the same

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:29 PM

Dec 2016

The legal situation is that any "change" is bad and unknowns are bad. The recount is an "unknown" so they want to stop it and enforce the status quo.

I don't blame them for trying to stop it. But I do blame them when they work the law unfairly to their favor which they do essentially always.

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One must wonder why the republican party is filing suits to stop the recounts. [View all] Maraya1969 Dec 2016 OP

They're up to no good meow2u3 Dec 2016 #1

OMG Bribing election officials! Never thought of that one. Can that be proved, even for one person Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #12

Prove, schmoove! We just have to put it out there meow2u3 Dec 2016 #17

I hear you. Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #18

As best as I can figure.... LisaM Dec 2016 #2

Maybe they'll find those "millions of fraudulent votes"? lol CincyDem Dec 2016 #3

My guess is they aren't sure the Con actually won! n/t napi21 Dec 2016 #4

I think we would do the same jimlup Dec 2016 #5

I would be disappointed if we did the same in these conditions, a win is a win no matter how many uponit7771 Dec 2016 #21

It's a catch-22. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #6

The Toxic Tangerine is the king of "he who smelt it dealt it" meow2u3 Dec 2016 #9

I'd think they were trying to hide something untoward thegoose Dec 2016 #7

And what happens if we find voter fraud? The electors still have not voted. They won't Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #13

And Welcome to DU! Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #14

The only way they ever win is by cheating and suppressing the vote. kimbutgar Dec 2016 #8

Yes! Exactly! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #10

+1, and postmortem discussion outside the context of Comey, Voter suppression and hacking uponit7771 Dec 2016 #22

It really doesn't require a conspiracy theory FBaggins Dec 2016 #11

They can hawe them counted by by the time the electors vote. If there are discrepancies found Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #16

I thought a number of them despised him and did not vote for him ailsagirl Dec 2016 #15

I think that was all just for show. If he lost, they could claim they never supported him. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #19

That sounds about right ailsagirl Dec 2016 #20

Because they are a de facto arm of the KGB, and Russia wants to control the USA. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #23