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In reply to the discussion: Ballot box stolen, votes discarded in Oregon county [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)11. It's not an AP story, actually--it was stolen/lifted from a local paper--The Bulletin.
They admit this in very tiny light print at the bottom of their half-baked article which raises more questions than it answers--and because of this, I did due diligence, and I posted the original story downthread. There's much more detail which makes it clear why the ballots were stolen. And no, it had nothing to do with "The Bern." Or "Clinton."
It had everything to do with local, GOP party politics.
smh.
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It's not an AP story, actually--it was stolen/lifted from a local paper--The Bulletin.
MADem
May 2016
#11
Actually, it's the AP lifting it from The Bulletin and then put on the WT web site. (nt)
jeff47
May 2016
#15
Either way, the best bet is to stay away from WT. Why anyone would read that rag is curious.
MADem
May 2016
#17
It's not a historically accurate quote. It started making the rounds in the early 2010s and I
Brickbat
May 2016
#55
Really excellent ones in Oregon, but no overnight camping next to the drop box.
L. Coyote
May 2016
#30
The recovered ballots can still be counted? Because someone who stole them would not tamper with
merrily
May 2016
#28
Good to know. The story doesn't specify, but I hope we can infer they were sealed
merrily
May 2016
#42
I think it's one of the things Oregon does really, really well. It's wonderful for older voters,
MADem
May 2016
#46
If they were stolen from a drop box, and the state considers them countable
passiveporcupine
May 2016
#58