I hope the author is a Monty Python fan. Otherwise, he's just pathetic.
Posted on 11/25/2016 9:14:46 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Hillary Clinton’s lead in the popular vote has increased now to 2.1 million votes and counting. She has received more votes than any other white or female candidate in the history of the United States. Indeed, Donald Trump may have garnered more votes than any other Republican in history, but he’s getting trounced in the popular vote. By the time counting has finished, Clinton’s 2+ million vote lead over Donald Trump will be a bigger vote lead than 28 eventual Presidents had over their opponents.
It’s not exactly a landslide (Obama beat McCain by 9 million votes, and Romney by 5 million), but it’s sizable enough that it should erase any question about Donald Trump having a mandate. He does not, and as infighting among his own administration continues and eventually carries over into infighting with the GOP-led Congress (which is inevitable), that will become clear.
What is also clear is this: Donald Trump won the Electoral College. Fair or not, that’s what matters, but now there are attempts being made to cast doubt on even that after Jill Stein decided — after playing spoiler in the general election — to use her standing to challenge the vote counts Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
It’s a Hail Mary, but it’s my fear that it might be the kind of Hail Mary pass that’s picked off in the end zone and ran back for a touchdown. The thing is: I don’t trust Jill Stein. She did not seem to have the best interests of the country in mind during the general election, and I’m not so sure she does now. As much as I’d like to see the election overturned somehow over a recount, I have a sneaking suspicion that this is not about ensuring a fair election, or attempting to sneak Hillary in the back door, but about Jill Stein.
Stein has so far raised $4.5 million in her efforts to force a recount in those three states, although her original goal was only $2.1 million, and then it was $4.5 million, and now it is $7 million, ostensibly to cover legal costs. My guess is that she will get the $7 million, because those of us on the left are desperate for some hope, moreso after each and every cabinet appointment is announced. The $4.5 million that Jill Stein has raised so far, as I understand it, is more than her entire general election campaign raised.
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My fear, however, is that it won’t matter. Maybe — maybe — it results in a win for Hillary in Michigan, where the margin is only 10,000 votes. However, short of unearthing a discovery that might undermine our entire Democratic electoral process in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, it’s not likely to tilt the election back in Clinton’s favor. And when it doesn’t, we have to suffer that humiliating defeat all over again, notwithstanding the popular vote lead we are clinging to as though it can slow the march toward what will surely be the most corrupt Presidential administration in the history of the United States.
Do we really want to be taunted again by Trump and Kellyanne Conway?
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Besides, what would actually happen if the electoral college swung back in favor of Clinton? I mean, I really don’t know. Does she get to take back her concession? Would she even want to? Will the election get tied up for months in legal challenges? Will it fall to the Supreme Court again to decide the election, where it is tied 4-4, which would likely mean the lower court vote stands? Not to mention what might happen with the angry, gun-toting Trump supporters fueled by fake news who might go absolutely apocalyptic in the event that Clinton somehow takes back the White House.
Why does this all feel like a really bad season of Scandal?
We might be better off pinning our hopes (and money) on Foster Campbell, a Democrat set to face off in a run-off election for a Senate seat on December 10th in Louisiana. His hopes of winning are slim (he’s down by 15+ points in one poll), but if Democrats could somehow get a massive turn-out-the-vote effort for an election that probably would have an otherwise low turnout, we could at least narrow the Senate lead to 51-49, which might give us some more hope in weeding out Trump’s hardline, inexperienced cabinet appointments (and preventing Trump from pushing through a wholly incompetent Supreme Court justice).
Stein is being pushed by Hillary’s donors, so the stink doesn’t rub off on her considerable ankles.
The Left is the Left is the Left. This is what they do.
So Jill Stein is the front-man for a Hillary/Soros-sponsored recount which will go nowhere, while the court system is going after Debbie-Hillary-Donna for the fixed Primaries against Bernie. So...Soros is working to get Bernie sworn in as the 45th President of the US. Do I have it all straight?
She was bought the same way Bernie was bought with a vacation house after “losing”.
Hey lefties.
Jill could care less about this election.
She is going to be the hard socialist thorn in your side for a generation.
She will easily siphon away 10% of the democrat vote
It couldn’t POSSIBLY be that ol’ Jill wants somebody to pony up $6 or $7 Million$ for a “recount”, and then her canary dies, or her cat gets a hairball, and the “recount” never happens; do you? Naaaah! A democRAT would never do something like that./S
It’s democrats who use mass voter fraud... if she gets her way we’re gonna take a long hard look at Philly and Detroit...
That might be why the Clinton’s aren’t backing her.
“...what will surely be the most corrupt Presidential administration in the history of the United States. “
HAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah. If Hillary had been elected then statement would be true. They are completely delusional, bonkers, insane and just plain stupid.
It WILL MATTER as far as vote integrity information. So I’m for it, at least in Wisc and Mich- Pa is a another mess entirely.
But NO, it won’t change the result.
I gotta believe that Stein is just building up a massive Jill Stein slush fund, taking advantage of credulous donors.
Angry gun toting Trump supporters... Yes. Be warned.
Which, oddly enough, is roughly the same number of illegals who were registered to vote in California.
Instead of Hillary or Bezos , I hope Trump goes after Soros.
I hope the author is a Monty Python fan. Otherwise, he's just pathetic.
Hillary’s claiming that she was cheated in a game of chess by claiming the rules of checkers were broken.
Oh, now that's funny..!! Since when has ANY leftist EVER had the best interest of America in mind...?? And I think we can be "pretty sure" they never will..!
How amusing author thinks Foster Campbell has any hope for Louisiana Senate Seat.
Isn’t the author confused? If there is a problem with the Electoral College, the House decides the election not the Supreme Court.
I guess this guy hasn't heard the news. Hillary did not win. We avoided the corruption.
More corrupt then Obama..? THAT would be one tough job to do...
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