A Pennsylvania recount for Hillary Clinton? A ‘nightmare scenario,’ explained (or Stein)

BillyPenn ^ | November 23, 2016 | Anna Orso

[bobsunshine]

A group of secret computer scientists and data analysts are reportedly urging Hillary Clinton to push for a recount of the votes in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — three key swing states that delivered Donald Trump the presidency on Election Day. According to New York Magazine, that group claims it has found evidence of vote tampering and wants Clinton’s camp to file to recount all those millions of votes.

There’s no evidence the Clinton campaign is actually considering such a drastic move. And indeed, New York says the White House is discouraging her campaign from trying. But if it were to, Pennsylvania would likely be the campaign’s biggest hurdle. A recount in Pennsylvania would be, as described here by an expert on voting machines, a “nightmare scenario.” The Keystone State’s voting machines are outdated by decades and don’t create any sort of paper trail that can be used in cases of recounts.

A recount could still happen under court order. But it would be unprecedented in recent history in Pennsylvania. Though statewide recounts have taken place here, they’ve been ordered by the Secretary of State in Pennsylvania and were mandatory under state law because the winner of the election won within a margin of 0.5 percent. That’s not the case here — Clinton lost to Trump in PA by about 70,000 votes, more than a full percentage point.

[dhs12345]

Really? I am referring to the night of the election and the next day. I watched the whole fiasco into the early hours and next day. The goal for the Dems was to find 500 plus votes for Gore in said county and then call it done. First attempt reduced Bush's lead from 2000 to 500. They were selective of course. They spent hours trying to decide if hanging chads counted and running the ballots through the machines again. The goal was to call a win for Gore.

It is possible that recounts continued in other counties. That may be automatic trigger if it was close in the other countries too but it doesn't stand out.

[OldMissileer]

My opinion (YMMV) is the Democrats front loaded the voter fraud in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia by 400,000 votes this past election.

Back in the late 1990s I worked with a man who was deeply involved with the election process in Louisiana. He told me that the old lever-type voting machines were plaed in the precincts with enough Democrats votes pre-installed to ensure a Democrat victory.

After working with him for a couple years and finding him honest to a fault I have no doubt about his claim.

[2111USMC]

According to New York Magazine, that group claims it has found evidence of vote tampering and wants Clinton’s camp to file to recount all those millions of votes.

Just the opposite is true. The "group" has stated that they have no evidence of tampering. They are saying it "could have happened".

[Still Thinking]

No, I was talking about the official court ordered recounts in the following weeks.

[dhs12345]

That could be. When and why did the Supreme Court step in? Seems like the FLA AG, a Republican, got involved too.