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In reply to the discussion: Wisconsin aftermath: Voters in disbelief over Walker victory [View all]mojowork_n
(2,354 posts)47. Sorry.
Does it come down to this, maybe?
Reasonable people can have honest differences of opinion.
But when it comes to machines, to computers, they're only as good as
the information / programming that's fed to them.
It's very easy to assume that because no human appears to be involved
in something that looks like the *responsibility* of the machine, there's nothing
bogus going on......
F'r instance -- here are the GAB audit rules and procedures:
http://gab.wi.gov/node/1409
"The staff shall use the random number generator in Excel to select 250 reporting units for audit by local election officials."
Is it also a randomly selected copy of the Excel software, on a randomly selected PC?
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I cant imagine that made much of a dent in the voter turnout (which was very high statewide) -nt
eowyn_of_rohan
Jun 2012
#40
Indeed, people will sit out recall elections, more on one side than the other
L. Coyote
Jun 2012
#19
Voter turnout was HUGE in most of the state - record high turnout in a number of areas
eowyn_of_rohan
Jun 2012
#41
Enron was a master of numbers too... Please post a link to where you got the numbers...
midnight
Jun 2012
#33
good question. Maybe they were with the tea party thugs who were harrassing and intimidating vot
eowyn_of_rohan
Jun 2012
#42
That's a statement of belief, and belief looks for the confirmation it needs to be reified
HereSince1628
Jun 2012
#8
i have no time or patience for those who choose to remain willfully ignorant on this...
eowyn_of_rohan
Jun 2012
#43
Nothing illogical about inspecting the source code because that is the evidence...
midnight
Jun 2012
#31
a major problem we have are the clerks and pollworkers who continue to defend voting machines.
eowyn_of_rohan
Jun 2012
#44
The whole claim that people voted for Walker because they were against the recall on principle
drm604
Jun 2012
#10