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Showing Original Post only (View all)Was KKKarl's disbelief evidence of attempted fraud? [View all]
I'll admit, I was "concerned" that they would try to steal this election like they did in 2004. And it appeared they were trying. There were suspicious software "updates" added to Ohio's tabulation at the last minute that raised a lot of questions. There were multiple attempts at voter suppression that were widely documented.
BUT, Dems were ready for them. I don't think they were prepared for so many Dems to fight back, demanding that closed polling places be re-opened etc., etc.
Re-redistricting did seem to work for them in House races, although obviously not as well as they would have liked.
But all eyes were on Ohio. It was THE battleground. And for "concerned citizens" like me it appeared that "the fix was in". Then, it was called for Obama. KKKarl Rove FREAKED! He didn't freak out in a a natural way IMHO, but he freaked in a way like "no, it can't be because we had it guaranteed!"
His reaction was definitely over the top. It's obvious he had unusual confidence that Romney would "win" Ohio. Sure, he probably (Hopefully!) saw his career go down the tubes, but it was more so because of his unusual reaction than because he was "wrong". If he had reacted differently, he could easily have resurrected his career. His reaction went waaaay beyond someone in simple disbelief over malleable results.
We have proven that an informed, engaged electorate CAN overcome lies; we CAN overcome fraud (kudos to the voters who didn't trust what they were told and demanded to be allowed to express their right to vote! Kudos to the people who stood for hours in line to express their right!), we CAN overcome Citizen's United (although we shouldn't have to).
The only dark spot in such a wonderful night was that Batshit Bachmann managed to squeak by. Then I found out that she outspent her opponent by 12 to 1 - 12 to 1! - and still only barely managed to win. It was such a wonderful night, I'm going to count that as a win, too. After all, Comedy needs someone!
And to all the high-dollar contributors to the campaigns that lost - wouldn't it just be cheaper to pay the taxes that help the economy and eventually make you richer in the long run, even with the higher taxes?
But Barack had a good point - our job doesn't stop when we vote. We need to be vigilant 365. Don't forget, we have more House Elections in 2014, and that's how they snuck-up and took the House last time. We need to take the House back in 2014!
We can do it!
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