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The Election Is Really, Really Over Now — And Donald Trump Is The Winner
Buzz Feed News ^ | December 3, 2016 | Chris Geidner

Posted on 12/03/2016 5:46:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Pennsylvania court on Saturday accepted the Green Party’s request to end its case seeking a statewide recount — a move that ends any remaining doubt, however slight, about whether Donald Trump is the victor in the 2016 presidential race.

Most — including Hillary Clinton’s campaign — expected Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s recount efforts in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin not to change the result in any of those states. The reality, however, was that the election results would not have changed unless the recounts shifted the states to Clinton in all of those states.

With Pennsylvania off the table, even a flip in the Michigan and Wisconsin results would still leave Trump at 280 electoral votes — 10 above the 270 necessary to become the next president.

Lawyers for the Green Party told the Associated Press that they would not be able to meet the Monday deadline for a $1 million bond that the Pennsylvania court had ordered in the case....

(Excerpt) Read more at buzzfeed.com ...


TOPICS: Pennsylvania; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: 2016recount; hillary; pa2016; pennsylvania; stein; trump; trumptransition
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Unless they can intimidate about 40 Republican electors to switch their votes.
1 posted on 12/03/2016 5:46:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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2 posted on 12/03/2016 5:50:59 PM PST by GilGil (E. Deplorabus Unum)
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3 posted on 12/03/2016 5:53:44 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That must be plan B


4 posted on 12/03/2016 5:54:20 PM PST by Hambone 1934
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Can they recant their ask to end the case on Monday if Soros coughs up some more money?

Unless they can intimidate about 40 Republican electors to switch their votes.

That number is less if Clinton/Stein/Soros can put Michigan and Wisconsin into Limbo be delaying the completion of the recount past the final date to turn in electoral votes. I'm not going to be 100% comfortable until noon on January 20.

5 posted on 12/03/2016 5:55:55 PM PST by KarlInOhio (" T'was the witch of November come stealin' " And who could the stealing Witch of November be? Hmm?)
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To: GilGil; HarleyLady27; SkyPilot; vette6387

Massive voter fraud was found in Nevada. Trump, more than likely, took Nevada. How about a recount there??


6 posted on 12/03/2016 5:56:32 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: GilGil; Spirit of Liberty; All; FReepers

http://www.palmerreport.com/politics/no-pennsylvania-recount-effort-isnt-yes-mainstream-media-lying/359/

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“In fact her next step is to fight for precinct by precinct recounts in Pennsylvania until the vote totals have been sufficiently corrected and revised to drop Donald Trump’s lead in the state from the current 0.8% mark to the 0.5% mark, which in turn would trigger an automatic statewide recount under Pennsylvania state law. So how many mainstream major media outlets are correctly reporting that the PA recount effort is now continuing with a new strategy? There don’t appear to be any.”

16 posted on 12/03/2016 5:34:34 PM PST by Spirit of Liberty (It's morning in America again!)

7 posted on 12/03/2016 5:58:19 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Hambone 1934

There will be a plan C. It will be of even lower probability than plan B.


8 posted on 12/03/2016 5:59:02 PM PST by meyer (There is no political solution to this troubling evolution...)
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To: TigersEye

That picture makes me wonder - maybe Stein did this just to see Hillary lose again. I mean that is an enjoyable sight, no?


9 posted on 12/03/2016 6:00:51 PM PST by meyer (There is no political solution to this troubling evolution...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump is the winner. Nothing will change that.


10 posted on 12/03/2016 6:01:02 PM PST by conservativepoet
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To: Hambone 1934
There must be a plan B

I'm thinking that there are enough sensible dems who realize that stealing the election from Trump would have a lot of folks giving up with the ballot box. The results would be chaotic.

What's interesting....I've been watching MSNBC some, just to watch the worst of the media types unravel. They have all kinds of reasons why hillary lost....some valid, some crazy. But the one they NEVER mention is Benghazi. Perhaps Benghazi did make a difference, with Trump holding the *itch responsible for it.

11 posted on 12/03/2016 6:01:06 PM PST by grania
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To: Fiddlstix

Thanks.
I asked that exact question in another thread with no answer.
So, not out of the woods yet.

Plus a recount lawsuit has just been filed in Florida.


12 posted on 12/03/2016 6:02:28 PM PST by stylin19a (obama = Fredo smart)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

If there was an honest accounting in ILL-ANNOY, Trump probably won this state, too. Between dead voters, non-resident voters, and non-secured ballot boxes, that might flip the state.


13 posted on 12/03/2016 6:03:52 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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The Pennsylvania deadline to challenge election results was November 28, a week ago. Even if Hillary or another surrogate wants to reinstate the challenge, they cannot do so because the deadline has passed.

It's over . . . except for the risk of faithless electors. I'd like to think we can relax, but I don't think that would be prudent. I want Team Trump working on the transition, but I also want part of his team working on defense.

President Trump's people should be contacting Trump electors to thank them for their support, see if there is anything they need to feel more secure in the face of threats, and make sure they will vote as pledged. Team Trump should also be contacting Hillary electors and encouraging them to preserve the integrity of the electoral system. A good case can be made that Hillary electors should defect and vote Trump as needed to produce the correct electoral vote totals. Trump's people should be making that case - not that they want extra defectors but that they want the correct final tally if there are faithless electors on either side.

14 posted on 12/03/2016 6:03:53 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: TigersEye

*LOVE*


15 posted on 12/03/2016 6:04:21 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How much did they spend in other states to begin recount?


16 posted on 12/03/2016 6:05:00 PM PST by ctdonath2 ("If anyone will not listen to your words, shake the dust from your feet and leave them." - Jesus)
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Jeez Louise - why do FReepers keep posting pics of this hag? Do I have to sleep with the light on again tonight?


17 posted on 12/03/2016 6:08:03 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy is the backup QB to a dictatorship)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Money excuse is to save face.


18 posted on 12/03/2016 6:10:01 PM PST by Raycpa
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That picture makes me wonder - maybe Stein did this just to see Hillary lose again. I mean that is an enjoyable sight, no?

It warms the cockles of my heart!

Maybe we could have a monthly recount celebration for the next year without actually recounting anything. Just a day to post our favorite election 2016 moments.

19 posted on 12/03/2016 6:11:01 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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And how about one in NH, too!

12 of Clinton’s 20 jurisdictions (that she took in the election) are places that allow illegals to get driver’s licenses. Only one place that does that, Utah, did not go for Clinton.

While correlation is not causation, it’s pretty dang suspicious.


20 posted on 12/03/2016 6:11:39 PM PST by calenel (The Democratic Party is a Criminal Enterprise. It is the Socialist Mafia.)
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