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Have you read Stephen Spoonamore's letter to VP Harris? Loupe Garoue Nov 16 #1
i saw something posted earlier about it... kentuck Nov 16 #2
I am suspicious of republicans like Spoonamore. DiamondShark Nov 17 #35
I just read about half of the Spoonamore letter. Jeebo Nov 17 #76
There is always a little cheating. Groundhawg Nov 16 #3
Marc Elias says no fraud Abnredleg Nov 16 #4
Mark did not address NJCher Nov 16 #5
Has Spoonsmore's information been substantiated? Kaleva Nov 16 #6
Not sure NJCher Nov 16 #7
11% of NCs ballots being bullet votes for one Kaleva Nov 16 #9
It would seem that NJCher Nov 16 #12
Ok. Thanks! Kaleva Nov 16 #13
You don't need to call an elections office to know that it's false FBaggins Nov 17 #46
Yes! We definitely need to confirm there is nothing wrong there! Think. Again. Nov 17 #27
True. Verifying Spoonamore's info is important Kaleva Nov 17 #45
Absolutely, the allegations in the first letter from the cybersecurity expert group must be carefully investigated also Think. Again. Nov 17 #47
His numbers just don't add up Zeitghost Nov 16 #18
Good point! Yet another reason to verify all this through recounts! Think. Again. Nov 17 #28
He doesn't need to FBaggins Nov 17 #25
Provide links NJCher Nov 17 #26
What an ironic response FBaggins Nov 17 #31
You're calling NJCher Nov 17 #33
Sure. Or "entirely fabricated/unsubstantiated claims outside of reality " FBaggins Nov 17 #38
Oh, you mean like any allegation of a crime having been committed? Would those be woo's? Think. Again. Nov 17 #48
Any allegation? No FBaggins Nov 17 #50
You must stay very busy deciding all those 911 calls. Think. Again. Nov 17 #52
Spoonamore claims to be a republican in the Nov-15-24 letter that is circulating. DiamondShark Nov 17 #37
As I addressed FBaggins Nov 17 #40
I'm a slow typer it seems. DiamondShark Nov 17 #41
You mean like Liz Cheney? Think. Again. Nov 17 #49
What about Liz Cheney? I don't follow. DiamondShark Nov 17 #68
Doesn't she say she's a republican too? Think. Again. Nov 17 #71
Oh, I thought Liz Cheney was doing something important and I missed it. DiamondShark Nov 17 #77
I don't know, ask him? Think. Again. Nov 17 #78
I think vetting the person you are promoting in these posts is the best path forward. DiamondShark Nov 17 #79
If you are trying to convince me that... Think. Again. Nov 17 #81
hmm... DiamondShark Nov 17 #82
Paper ballots are tabulated by digital machines. Think. Again. Nov 17 #83
I implore you to come work at any County Election Department... DiamondShark Nov 17 #84
If I do, will that make all the digitized tabulation machines disappear or something? Think. Again. Nov 17 #85
You would learn how we public workers secure our elections against bad actors. DiamondShark Nov 17 #86
And I can teach what I do also.... Think. Again. Nov 17 #87
I concede the argument. DiamondShark Nov 17 #88
Cool, did you happen to know the election workers.... Think. Again. Nov 17 #89
Please stop. DiamondShark Nov 17 #90
After 2004 major security laws and procedures were put in place and thousands of voting machines were replaced. Think. Again. Nov 17 #30
And yet, North Carolina just elected a Dem Governor FakeNoose Nov 17 #51
Racism Cetacea Nov 17 #73
He doesn't address the question of citizens being able to oversee their own elections questionseverything Nov 16 #8
Michigan, controlled by Dems, prohibits hand counting of ballots Kaleva Nov 16 #10
the idea that 'hand counting' ballots is more accurate than by machine stopdiggin Nov 16 #19
It's about the transparency questionseverything Nov 17 #21
I'm not real sold on the 'transparancy' argument either stopdiggin Nov 17 #24
The obvious idea is that using 2 different processes to count the same numbers will expose discrepencies. Think. Again. Nov 17 #32
which is where hand count 'audits' come into play stopdiggin Nov 17 #57
Correct, discrepencies discovered during audits would then prompt full recounts to arrive at true results. Think. Again. Nov 17 #58
which is pretty much the system we have in place today ? stopdiggin Nov 17 #60
Except that "non-binding" audits would not necessarily lead to recounts if a candidate doesn't request that... Think. Again. Nov 17 #63
total recounts are arduous and expensive stopdiggin Nov 17 #67
Democracy is arduous and expensive? Think. Again. Nov 17 #70
how profound ! stopdiggin Nov 17 #75
Paper to spot check districts make sense... JT45242 Nov 17 #34
Arizona Republicans wanted to hand-count ballots. Then they saw the price tag -- and the errors. MichMan Nov 17 #43
It's a dumb assed idea. And it really ought to be put to bed. -(nt)- stopdiggin Nov 17 #62
And? Cetacea Nov 17 #72
Why did shifts happen in deep blue states? Sympthsical Nov 16 #11
I've already rec'd money requests NJCher Nov 16 #14
That I get Sympthsical Nov 16 #15
if you think it's a matter of NJCher Nov 16 #17
Wisconsin is like 30,000 though, that's about 9 vote change per precinct questionseverything Nov 17 #23
This is a sweeping claim NJCher Nov 16 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author DiamondShark Nov 17 #69
Because like I said earlier Blue_Tires Nov 17 #22
And why were shifts LARGER outside the swing states? FBaggins Nov 17 #29
Trump demanded Georgia keep recounting for TWO YEARS Blue_Tires Nov 17 #20
You don't just "ask" for a recount, you have to pay for it MichMan Nov 17 #44
What happened to that billion they raised in 90 days? Blue_Tires Nov 17 #56
I think they spent it all MichMan Nov 17 #59
No chance... Blue_Tires Nov 17 #61
What would be the logic in NOT spending it (and losing) ? MichMan Nov 17 #65
I don't know Blue_Tires Nov 17 #66
Well put and I would point out that moniss Nov 17 #36
If anyone believes psychics are real babsbunny Nov 17 #39
Why would anyone think Republicans are capable of cheating 🤔. Emile Nov 17 #42
It's very hard to accept the reality that half of the country Ocelot II Nov 17 #53
My take is that I wouldn't put it past them, but they are grossly incompetent & arrogant. CrispyQ Nov 17 #54
I think it happened even in red states remo ymor Nov 17 #55
Kamala would not concede if there was large scale cheating Joe_Gadway Nov 17 #64
She couldn't have known at that point. nt Cetacea Nov 17 #74
Her concession from 11/6 is still up on the campaign website. MichMan Nov 17 #80
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