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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: They did DOWN BALLOT shit too...and YES I mean voting machines [View all]LisaM
(28,564 posts)33. Just mucking with them so they didn't work would be enough.
How many complaints were there about equipment in Detroit? You can hack without changing the votes. Break enough machines, make the lines long enough - voila, discouraged voters. And it doesn't take that many.
I'm not ruling out anything at this point. There are too many people upset at the outcome of the election to make me think that this is by any means the will of the people.
I know there are many suppression tactics, and frankly, the GOP doesn't mind employing them all.
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I am open to this possibility, but the problem is there's no hard evidence for this
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
#3
They cheat and will always cheat. We outnumber them so that's the only way they can "win"
brush
Jan 2017
#4
Yep. And pretending one thing is 'off the table' or 'impossible' is head in the sand folly. nt
LaydeeBug
Jan 2017
#28
+1, now I think the Stein recount was a blocking move to keep HRC from doing such after all
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#61
The hard evidence is they hacked state and local electoral boards were the machines are set...
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#60
That's were the machines are set, they don't have to hack individual machines when they can hack
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#66
Yep. And to act like it is out of the question, or that we have to provide THEM
LaydeeBug
Jan 2017
#30
+1, and all states that enacted VSM to lower counts in "urban" areas... those fuckers
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#62
I agree with you. The complacency and the refusal to even consider that our machines had been
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
#8
No need to thank me. I thank YOU. Fighters should be admired, not excoriated.
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
#17
+1, exactly... they didn't need a huge operation just a "big enough" operation to hide
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#64
This, this, this...why they are so positive nothing happened is astounding. nt
LaydeeBug
Jan 2017
#69
If his analysis brings you comfort that our way of voting is pretty much flawless, then I'm happy
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
#39
So why aren't President Obama, VP Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and other prominent Democrats
Lurks Often
Jan 2017
#21
That is exactly what I have been wondering since the story of the big russian conspiracy broke
m-lekktor
Jan 2017
#22
Nope. I think it was coordinated...and you're right, the GOP pulled this shit in Ohion 2004
LaydeeBug
Jan 2017
#31
Yes, LB!! After all of Putin's efforts - Hillary still led in all the polls on election eve...
ElementaryPenguin
Jan 2017
#37