Kucinich Letter: Requests Recount of all ballots inNH

[FourScore]

COMMENTS FROM BRAD:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5598#more-5598

[swoop]

1. I thought he ran out of money? n/t

[FourScore]

4. This letter doesn't address the cost issue.

Which makes me wonder if he is just sending a letter or actually sending money as well. From the looks of it, he is asking the SOS to use his "constitutional authority" to conduct the recount. IMO, with this Gardner-dude, that won't happen.

[Tesha]

5. He's asking that the State pay for based on the evidence so far.

Prediction: The State will deny him, based on the
evidence so far.

Tesha

[lumberjack_jeff]

6. They should not deny.

The recount that Dennis began has thus far identified major inconsistencies.

The state has an obligation to its citizens to find out what went wrong. A statewide recount is only ordinarily ordered when the candidates are within 1%, but it's clear from the recount thus far that their processes can't guarantee a count accurate to within 5%.

[FourScore]

8. They'll deny it.

They will say the tally of total votes is only slightly off. Not a wide enough discrepancy. Even Dailykos has a front page article about how this process was good because now we can all trust the machines. I'm not kidding. Unbelievable.

[Tesha]

9. I told you (the collective "you") that this would happen.

> Even Dailykos has a front page article about how this process
> was good because now we can all trust the machines. I'm not
> kidding. Unbelievable.

I told you (the collective "you", not the personal "you" ;) )
that this would happen; this was the risk of screaming
for a recount where there was likely to be no fraud to
be found.

Tesha

[FourScore]

10. Exactly. Even the cut open ballot boxes don't appear to be a problem

in some peoples eyes. :argh:

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. Better to keep our powder dry? n/t

[Tesha]

13. Well, it might have been better to analyze an obviously-stolen election.

I can think of a one or two.

Tesha

[lumberjack_jeff]

11. How can one confirm the total tally by counting only a small set?

It's kind of like shopping at a grocery store in which some items ring up 10% higher than advertised and some 10% lower - but you don't get a receipt.

What? It all evens out in the end, stop whining.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Putting my money where my mouth is

sent some more money Dennis's way yesterday, for this and other reasons. Why can't the DLC do the same?

[ORDagnabbit]

3. cause the DLC doesnt care about elections...the corporations make the selections...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. ding ding ding ding ding

we have a winner!

[FourScore]

14. I just wish Dennis would seperate recount donations from

campaign contributions.