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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Here is my theory about Rove's peculiar "Ohio Moment" on Faux [View all]Cha
(296,779 posts)20. Wouldn't walk out in the middle of it..only after everything had
been done that possibly could be done to suppress and flip votes to romney. When that obviously wasn't producing desired results and it was OVER for rmoney in OHIO..then it was time to go. and, 10pm, you say? That's an early night.
Your analysis makes sense, BlueStreak.. will we ever know for certain what went down in Ohio in 2012 when Obama Won even though Karl Rove was dead set certain that mitt would emerge the winner?
What happened in 2004? Karl Rove on the horn with Ken Blackwell..and it all went a lot more smoothly? Dunno
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Do you a link (or a title) for the specific article(s) you're talking about at freepress.org?
kath
Nov 2012
#43
well. the other man says: Karl was jsut on the phone with somebody . Rove says; the secretary of st
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#98
It was funny how the percentage of vote counted for Ohio stayed so long at 65%
MightyMopar
Nov 2012
#3
Or the gap was bigger than they anticipated, so their suppression/stealing wasn't enough.
pointsoflight
Nov 2012
#12
If that patch was truly a tabulation-only thing, that suggests the game plan was
BlueStreak
Nov 2012
#16
This was way too close for comfort. Don't forget that the lasting consequences of 2000 and 2004 are
BlueStreak
Nov 2012
#23
They actually never published it. It was all of the news organizations together who paid the
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#30
I wish Kerry had counted every vote in 2004. "gone into battle", as it were.
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#86
Oh please, oh please, oh please let Husted turn squealer and see Karl go to jail for bribery.
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2012
#47
I'm wondering also how Husted felt about having THE Ohio vote-stealing expert, John Kerry, in his
patrice
Nov 2012
#8
I'm not going to speculate on the cause, but the vote total in OH is clearly wrong.
pointsoflight
Nov 2012
#9
No. We aren't giving him "too much" credit. And the billionaires gave him $400 MILLION
loudsue
Nov 2012
#31
Somebody should be impounding some of those ESS tabulation machines with the "experimental" patch
BlueStreak
Nov 2012
#17
I wish someone would do just that, and that Anonymous would blow the whistle somehow
loudsue
Nov 2012
#32
Or perhaps, it was simply a moment of incompetence and desperation caught live on TV...
targetpractice
Nov 2012
#21
I think that is definitely plausible. And when Rove threw his tantrum, that was the opportunity
BlueStreak
Nov 2012
#67
Is There Any Indication That Holder Will Be Replaced In This Second Term?......nt
global1
Nov 2012
#85
I usually don't subscribe too much to conspiracy theories, but this one....I do....
FrenchieCat
Nov 2012
#50
I just cannot imagine why on earth, with *everyone knowing about that software
silvershadow
Nov 2012
#54
Are you new to DU? Have you read all the thousands of hours of research on election theft
loudsue
Nov 2012
#81
Don't even pretend that you've done more research on election fraud than has been done on DU.
loudsue
Nov 2012
#91
Or, Rove was just the idiot he's always been. Lots of right-wingers threw tantrums that night.
NYC Liberal
Nov 2012
#76
I think it's possible someone found a way to unhack the machines. It's also possible that Dem
OregonBlue
Nov 2012
#79
This is 9/11 missiles on planes shit right here. PLEASE STOP WITH THIS ABSOLUTE FUCKING NONSENSE!!
smorkingapple
Nov 2012
#80