[steveegg]

Thread on the start of this "recount" over here. This pseudo-recount (just a double-check on the number of valid ballots cast, not a recount of any individual race) began after the paper noticed that tens of thousands more people were reported to have voted than were recorded with a vote in the top 4 races in Milwaukee County ('RAT and Pubbie primaries for state attorney general, 'RAT primary for district attorney and 'RAT primary for sheriff). A couple of quick observations based both on the excerpt and the extended article:

• The 135-ballot discrepency between what the Milwaukee Elections Commission estimated and what was actually "recounted" is very troubling, especially the 101 ballots that disappeared from the 53rd Street School (a North Side/inner-city polling place). That's approximately 0.29% of the ballots cast. As a reminder, President Bush lost Wisconsin by 0.38% of the vote in 2004 and 0.21% in 2000.
• The DPW/DemonRAT Party of Milwaukee County candidate for sheriff, Vince Bobot, is the only candidate not satisfied with this explanation. Despite losing the 'RAT primary countywide to incumbent DINO David Clarke (it's a long story; short version is he took advantage of Wisconsin law not requiring party membership to run in a party's primary) 35,764-32,017, he's still interested in a full recount. I actually agree that a full recount should be done, but unlike Bobot, I know that it won't change anything.

[steveegg]

"Continuation of your earlier thread" ping.

[magslinger]

"This is a test of the Moonbat Election Rigging System. Had this been an actual election, the MSM would not be covering it.
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP."

[laotzu]

Tuesday's primary election brought 46,500 voters to the polls in Milwaukee, not 80,000 as the city previously reported. .... The gap of 135 between that machine count and the hand count...

Help me out. I'm confused.

The article describes a gap of 33,500., and then offers an explanation for 135.

What am I missing?

[Don Corleone]

Mexico City...Please copy...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"Your Tax Dollars At Work" Ping!

Make sure to read the entire article. It's a little confusing. However, even the ONE vote that's not counted could be yours! And as a Conservative in this state, it most likely is. Grrrrrrr!

Thanks to Steve for the follow-up. :)

[T. P. Pole]

And as I asked in the original article, by how much did Kerry win Wisconsin over Bush?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Thanks for the followup!