Posted on 11/26/2016 3:44:50 AM PST by HomerBohn
Just yesterday we noted that Jill Stein was acting on behalf of Hillary Clinton to raise money for recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. As we noted then, we continue to be astonished by the amount of money flowing into the fundraising campaign and would love to see which of Hillary's mega donors have spent the most on the effort...somehow we suspect this isn't just a "grassroots organizing" effort as Stein described it.
So, in less than 1 day, Jill Stein raised over $3mm, which is more than the $2mm needed to force a recount in Wisconsin. While she attributed the accomplishment to "the power of grassroots organizing," we would tend to be a little more skeptical and would love to see exactly where those donations came from. Then again, maybe we're wrong and there really are just that many disaffected snowflakes out there willing to blow their money on an extreme long shot.
But, today a new mystery has emerged in Stein's fundraising efforts. Apparently, the more money she raises the more expensive the recount effort becomes. Courtesy of the Wayback Machine we have the following snapshots from her fundraising page over the past couple of days:
November 24, 2016 at 3:46AM - In the beginning, Stein figured she needed a total of $2.5mm to fund her recount efforts. That figure included $2.2mm for the actual filing fees and presumably another $0.3mm for legal fees and other costs.
November 24, 2016 at 1:20PM - Then, just 12 hours later, after the cash just kept flowing in, Stein figured she needed at least another $2mm as her fundraising goal was raised to $4.5mm in total. Of course, the filing fees of $2.2mm didn't change but the "attorney's fees" apparently surged by about 300% and the total costs of the effort skyrocketed to $6-7mm.
November 25, 2016 at 6:11AM - Now, just this morning as Stein approaches $5mm in total donations, her overall fundraising goal has surged once again and now stands at $7mm.
So, with nearly $5mm raised so far, the question is no longer whether recounts will occur in WI, MI and PA but just how much Jill Stein will be able to drain from the pockets of disaffected Hillary supporters to fund her long-shot efforts.
All that said, here is Jill Stein admitting to CNN that she has absolutely no evidence of election hacking....even though she asks that you please keep sending your money anyway.
(Watch video at link)
And another where she says she would have challenged the election result even if Hillary won...though somehow we suspect she wouldn't have been able to raise quite so much money under that scenario.
(Watch second video at link)
And finally we leave you with this latest epic rant from PJW on the whole situation:
(Watch the third video at link)
How stupid is Jill? Does she have any idea what will happen to her if she's successful in overturning this election? Did the Beast promise her a top cabinet position? Environment Czar perhaps? Jill and Soros aren't fooling anyone excepting, perhaps, the fools!
He, soros needs to be extradited to Russia and prosecuted in russia
Two of the videos now can’t be played.
I’m starting a GoFuneMe for a recount too.
I PROMISE it will be fair.
I’ll post the link later.
Would like 200 dollars from every FReeper :)
This is going nowhere.
Trump ain’t mclame.
And HE’S a billionaire AND we forget, he’s got LOTS of powerful, VERY wealthy friends.
I’ve never used this phrase before because i hate it, but this is a nothing burger :)
Soros has 5 million under his sofa cushions in change. It’s him. He’s almost 80. Not much longer now.
He needs a muslim IED under his limo.
The gullibility of the Democrats knows no bounds.
Yep. Soreass needs to be countered. And also deported. Haha.. I can dream!
Where does he (Soros) live?
Soros’s two sons are worse than he is.
That is one reason why this recount effort really does not have much of a credible optic. Done right at the last minute, money suddenly and strangely appearing (more than what she raised in her original campaign), and admission that they do not have an actual “smoking gun”.
Now we understand the reason for all of these "mysterious" media sightings of Hillary as she seemingly behaves like a normal person: shopping, walking the dog, etc. It's all part of the act, giving cover to her involvement.
“He’s almost 80.”
Soros is 86.
A fool and their money are soon parted.
It's a nothing burger with cheese.
Careful Bruce. There are a few of us here that have passed the 80 mark.
Somebody explain to me why Michigan would even consider a recount considering they just finished their hand count last week and don’t use machines, just paper ballots?
Also, I hear some saying PA’s date has passed but the last day to request a recount is the 28th and today is the 26th? They would have all day Monday wouldn’t they?
There’s nothing new about a Marxist stealing money!!!
This isnt about a recount. This is about delaying the certification of results. The state can’t certify if there is an active recount. If they can’t get the certified results in before the electoral college, the EC votes can’t be counted.
Stein wants a full hand recount to include voter intent. Voter intent is where they review each ballot to see if the voter intended to vote for the right candidate. For instance if a ballot voted solid DEM, but did vote for president, they can determine that the voter intended to vote for the DEM candidate. They will contest every ballot.
This is Alinsky style tactics. Drag the election out as long as possible. Create a constitutional crisis. Get it close enough for them to contest the results or outright steal it.
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