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napkinz

(17,199 posts)
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 09:07 AM Jan 2012

BREAKING: Santorum WON Iowa!!! Vote Miscount Discovered ---->

Iowa Caucus 2012 Results: Vote-Counter Says Mistake Gave Mitt Romney 20 Extra Votes

Sam Stein

WINDHAM, N.H. -- Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said he was "not surprised to hear" that the vote total for ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may have been overcounted by 20 in the final tally of Iowa caucus-goers, but both he and his campaign were declining to weigh in on the story that broke Thursday night.

Speaking to a large gathering of New Hampshire voters at Windham High School, the Pennsylvania Republican said he was unaware that a local television station in Iowa had aired a report on a potential vote count discrepancy that would alter the winner of the caucus two days ago.

The station, KCCI, reported that in Appanoose County, a vote-counter had discovered an inconsistency between the number of the 50 votes he had monitored and what the Republican Party of Iowa had recorded.

"When Mitt Romney won Iowa by eight votes and I've got a 20-vote discrepancy here, that right there says Rick Santorum won Iowa," said the vote-counter, Edward True, 28. "Not Mitt Romney."

more:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/iowa-caucus-2012-results_n_1188074.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D125283



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BREAKING: Santorum WON Iowa!!! Vote Miscount Discovered ----> (Original Post) napkinz Jan 2012 OP
and with that news, this oldie from Swamp Rat ... napkinz Jan 2012 #1
Loved that movie!> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #15
I won! No you didn't, I won! We demand more maturity from 5 year olds. Happyhippychick Jan 2012 #2
Maybe you and me, but the county? Didn't a guy who acted like "I Won! Gimme gimme gimme!"... JHB Jan 2012 #12
Reading the USA Today article on this justiceischeap Jan 2012 #3
Had to guess there was gonna be an error to Romney's benefit. Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #5
Republicans, undercounting votes? N-o-o-o-o, n-e-v-e-r . . . leveymg Jan 2012 #4
After years doing it to us, they're now doing it to each other napkinz Jan 2012 #9
;-) leveymg Jan 2012 #13
Where are the Voter Fraud claims? HipChick Jan 2012 #6
It was a photo finish jberryhill Jan 2012 #7
Santorum is SUPER BAD! : ) napkinz Jan 2012 #14
McFrothy! MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #20
Can't these idiots add to 50 CanonRay Jan 2012 #8
And Karl Rove had nothing to do with that... joeybee12 Jan 2012 #10
I blame Edith and Carolyn pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #11
Rachel Is Reporting On This Right Now on MSNBC napkinz Jan 2012 #16
And she showed the Edith and Carolyn clip! pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #17
Santorum Lands on Top LuvNewcastle Jan 2012 #18
I checked websites: CNN, MSNBC, FOX, ABC, WaPo, NYT..... DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #19

JHB

(37,158 posts)
12. Maybe you and me, but the county? Didn't a guy who acted like "I Won! Gimme gimme gimme!"...
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 01:29 PM
Jan 2012

...get made president?

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
3. Reading the USA Today article on this
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 09:28 AM
Jan 2012

makes it seem like Santorum still lost but possibly by only one vote now instead of 8. There was an error to Romney's benefit too.

Saving Hawaii

(441 posts)
5. Had to guess there was gonna be an error to Romney's benefit.
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 09:30 AM
Jan 2012

Sure there'll be a few more if anything else pops up in Santorum's favor.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
4. Republicans, undercounting votes? N-o-o-o-o, n-e-v-e-r . . .
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 09:29 AM
Jan 2012

Romney just showing how they get things done. He's got what it takes to be the GOP candidate for President, all right!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
11. I blame Edith and Carolyn
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 01:18 PM
Jan 2012

Edith and Carolyn seemed so sweet...



Edith and Carolyn call Iowa caucus

CNN|Added on January 4, 2012

Iowa GOP officials Edith Pfeffer and Carolyn Tallett break the final Iowa caucus results live on CNN.

http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/politics/2012/01/04/bts-iowa-caucus-edith-carolyn-highlights.cnn.html



I guess it was all just a cover for their nefarious plot!
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