I smell "Hit Job". Hang in there Colonel!
Our elections are a mess. In Michigan Wayne county (Detroit), Berrien county (Benton Harlem) and Genesee county (Flint) still haven’t turned in their official tally.
http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12GEN/01000000.html
A net difference of 4400 votes is a bit much to “miscount” on the early ballots, I’d say.