Recall Election Fraud in Wisconsin? You Betcha!

[caseymoz]

2. You don't understand the math.

"Walker winning by 7%, with only 21% of the votes counted and three counties still voting. In other words that 21% was the equivalent of 57% of the total vote. This is mathematically impossible; clearly the unadjusted exit polls in Wisconsin do not match the reported results, the adjusted results, of the popular vote."

No, 21% was not the equivalent of 57% of the total vote. You misunderstand what they were saying. By that time Walker had 57% of 21%. The percent of the total votes would be figured like this:

.57 x .21 = .12

Walker had 12% of the total vote. Barrett would have had 43% of 21% or

.43 x .21 = .09

Nine percent of the total vote. Therefore it was 12% to 9% of the total vote, for Walker at the time you cite. That's what was meant.

On your other proposition, even if the exit polls didn't match (there are some problems with exit polling) the results still matched every poll taken beforehand. They all said Walker either had the advantage or he was going to win. Some were within the margin of error, but I don't think there was one that said Barrett would be the clear winner.

That's not to say those voting machines aren't a real problem. Unfortunately, it's not a new problem. They have been talked about since 2002 at least, and nothing is being done about them.