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mnhtnbb

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5. This is very disturbing. If you look at the Senate vote, too, it's hard to imagine
Fri May 5, 2017, 12:32 PM
May 2017

such a heavily Dem county going for Burr. Yes, it's a small county--about 11-12,000 votes--but lots of small counties in NC. Juggle a few and you change results.

http://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=58&office=FED&contest=0

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 May 2017 #1
I know we're supposed to ignore this "tinfoil hat stuff", but I can't. Shanti Mama May 2017 #2
Then do a simple google search on the demographics voting history of the county. wildeyed May 2017 #7
The "mainstream" view is that, if you see something with your own eyes, Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #31
Or you could try using math and critical thinking. wildeyed May 2017 #40
Smells fishy to me. Hope someone gets to the bottom of this. ATL Ebony May 2017 #3
K & R... dhill926 May 2017 #4
This is very disturbing. If you look at the Senate vote, too, it's hard to imagine mnhtnbb May 2017 #5
It's 50/50 white/black county. wildeyed May 2017 #8
Democratic Rep Butterfield rocked it! wildeyed May 2017 #9
It's also disturbing to think Roy Cooper lost this county to Pat McCrory bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #17
Something happened in Martin County. wildeyed May 2017 #6
+1 Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #10
Here's what I found in my Google search bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #11
What are you arguing? wildeyed May 2017 #12
.... wildeyed May 2017 #13
...... bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #14
DALTON DIDN'T RUN AGAINST COOPER! wildeyed May 2017 #15
DALTON RAN AGAINST MCCRORY AND WON!!!! bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #16
They didn't run agains each other, so comparing vote totals makes no sense. wildeyed May 2017 #18
Funny bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #19
Been here way longer than you. wildeyed May 2017 #20
I was just stating a fact about the meme bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #21
I post on that tag all the time and no one uses that meme with me. wildeyed May 2017 #23
I was alerted to the DU Calvary by people on here after I called out bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #27
Whateves.... wildeyed May 2017 #28
And you didn't prove your point to me- Whateves bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #30
They get a bunch of replies. wildeyed May 2017 #33
Both Louise and Claude seem to like Farb's bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #35
Get back to me when Ari Berman has something to say about it. wildeyed May 2017 #37
Searched only to see if you were telling the truth. bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #41
I should go take LSD and become a better person? wildeyed May 2017 #43
We pretty much know that Russian bots and trolls had a significant effect on the Squinch May 2017 #22
You can't prove a negative. wildeyed May 2017 #24
Have fun with that, bunky. And in the meantime, argue with anyone who says it's possible Squinch May 2017 #25
I DO know what the Russians and the GOP did do. wildeyed May 2017 #29
They're saying there are oddities out there. They're saying they are suspicious. In the Squinch May 2017 #32
If you read my other replies in the thread, which is exhausting, wildeyed May 2017 #34
How do you even know if Barber, NC Policy Watch, Democracy NC bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #36
I'll ask them, but I assume they would have mentioned it if it were a real concern. wildeyed May 2017 #38
I'm sure you will ask them. n/t bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #42
Yep. wildeyed May 2017 #44
Okie dokie. The mechanics of our elections are totally safe and free from Squinch May 2017 #39
We had the same phenomenon in Snohomish County WA in 2000. Turbineguy May 2017 #26
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