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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]pointsoflight
(1,372 posts)12. Or the gap was bigger than they anticipated, so their suppression/stealing wasn't enough.
It's a tough game to play. You can swing things too much or it'll be obvious. So I think it's very possible they thought the gap was 2 or 3, they pulled crap that they thought would get them that 2 or 3, but it turns out that Obama had more support than that, so they fell short.
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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