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2016 Postmortem

Amishman

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14. Not this again. Go read what was 'broken' and the possible impact on the vote

Reply to putitinD (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 09:05 AM

Dec 2016

The cliff notes version is ballot scanners had feed problems and some ballots had to be run more than once. The possible outcome is that some ballots may have been counted more than once.

Since this is in blue Detroit, this could have given Hillary extra votes.

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How did the Democratic Party lose so bad? [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2016 OP

they rigged the vote in WI, MI, and PA putitinD Dec 2016 #1

It's not looking that way BainsBane Dec 2016 #6

Detroit has 59% broken machines. that have been broken for 7 years putitinD Dec 2016 #7

Yes, I read that BainsBane Dec 2016 #8

Not this again. Go read what was 'broken' and the possible impact on the vote Amishman Dec 2016 #14

MI, WI, PA - too many voters in these states had a hissy fit. nt jonno99 Dec 2016 #2

Practice portlander23 Dec 2016 #3

Voter suppression, FBI, fake news La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #4

Nothing, we had more votes. The EC decided Trump would be the POTUS. Rex Dec 2016 #5

Blame the candidate not the FBI Budee Dec 2016 #9

Not when the FBI played a factor... not when VS played a role, not when Russia was cited .... uponit7771 Dec 2016 #11

Not many people have been as hard on Hillary about the server than me here NWCorona Dec 2016 #12

Comey, Voter suppression, Russia... uponit7771 Dec 2016 #10

We didn't. dawg Dec 2016 #13

This. Nt duffyduff Dec 2016 #15

Does that imply... GummyBearz Dec 2016 #16

No. dawg Dec 2016 #17