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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Obama administration throws cold water on vote recount effort [View all]Cobalt Violet
(9,905 posts)12. Move over Obama, the votes will be recounted!
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Actually the context of what the Obama administration said was that it believed the election
still_one
Nov 2016
#3
I absolutely agree with that, Obama sure didn't need to say anything. I believe why the media
still_one
Nov 2016
#6
Um, it's certainly the job of a President, I think, to inspire confidence in the voters.
randome
Nov 2016
#15
If that's the case then it will ultimately increase confidence in the Electoral System.
Hugin
Nov 2016
#20
Sadly, I've heard a common refrain from Democratic voters over the past two weeks.
Hugin
Nov 2016
#8
Almost six million dollars has been turned over to the Green Party / Jill Stein
oberliner
Nov 2016
#32
She still has over a million to go before the expected lawyer fees are met.
anamandujano
Nov 2016
#34
The expected lawyer fees were under a million dollars on the first incarnation
oberliner
Nov 2016
#35
That doesn't bother me. The filing fees add up to more than 2M. The word "likely" suggests
anamandujano
Nov 2016
#41
Wow, that's a very profound response. I share your depression right now and combine
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2016
#38