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2016 Postmortem

Danascot

(4,924 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2016, 10:42 AM Dec 2016

What I saw at the Michigan recount [View all]

(Note - This is not my personal experience. It is that of the author of the article, Nick Sharp.)

On December 7, 2016, I volunteered as an observer with Recount Michigan 2016. I showed up at 9:00am sharp in the heart of Detroit, in heavily democratic Wayne County, Michigan.

It was a bloodbath.

I did not count a single vote during my entire first four-hour shift.

Trump’s legal team was there in force, circling the room like sharks. They were challenging everything, gumming up the works and disqualifying whole precincts. I was only aware of a single Green Party attorney plus one law student in my (large) room. Many challenges had one or more Trump lawyers speaking with election officials, and no legal advocate present for the other side; they were simply outnumbered and outgunned.

Every recount table had 1–2 Trump observers present, each one holding written scripts to challenge every single precinct, regardless of the facts.

https://medium.com/@nick_sharp/what-i-saw-at-the-michigan-recount-7c46fdc87243#.8rpfdi53a

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What I saw at the Michigan recount [View all] Danascot Dec 2016 OP

Good reporting, thank you..n/t monmouth4 Dec 2016 #1

its like the Big Donor Plutocrats told the Democrats to lay down. Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #2

I don't think they need anyone to tell them to lie down. progressoid Dec 2016 #5

It seems to be the Dem position. On everything. WHY? chimpymustgo Dec 2016 #6

Its because of the campaign money. Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #7

Spineless? But they said they'd hold up the temp budget for the coal miners health care! Crash2Parties Dec 2016 #13

Does the Democratic party really exist? Or was it a victim of a hostile takeover? Red Oak Dec 2016 #10

I'm going to guess in our case it will be decay. Crash2Parties Dec 2016 #14

I think the budget deficit is a good measurement of the decay Red Oak Dec 2016 #19

And people here still wonder Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #22

I take comfort in the people that are actively trying to change the party Red Oak Dec 2016 #25

Trump/Putin has unlimited funds & a war room..... nt AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2016 #3

"Every recount table had 1-2 Trump observers present" Kotya Dec 2016 #4

Kinda like Tom Delay's thugs in Dade County 2000. ananda Dec 2016 #8

I'm guessing: Until they p*ss off the gun nuts. Who happen to be white supremicist Trump "fans"... Crash2Parties Dec 2016 #15

We've let it go on so long and become so entrenched. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #23

Can you spread this everywhere? pangaia Dec 2016 #9

knr triron Dec 2016 #11

sadly, this surprises none of us. niyad Dec 2016 #12

Russian operatives... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2016 #16

Literally wear a go-pro everywhere Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #17

these people are sick, and have no soul Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #18

I would like the Republican Party to pay for the entire budget of the Mich. A.G.'s office BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #20

Where the fuck was Hillary's legal team? Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #21

WTF can be done about this? Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #24

A lot of attention needs to be placed on local election officials MichMan Dec 2016 #26

Didn't Jill Stein say she was spending several million dollars on legal fees? oberliner Dec 2016 #27