Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

The Democrats’ real strategy in launching recounts
American Thinker ^ | November 27, 2016 | Richard Baehr

Posted on 11/27/2016 4:19:20 AM PST by NYer

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 121-139 next last
To: NYer

‘rats on the ground’ aren’t angry enough for their puppet masters. They’re trying to resurrect Franken (recount) Stein to scare the snowflakes. Seek shelter immediately precious snowflakes. Chill.


21 posted on 11/27/2016 4:39:18 AM PST by PGalt
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dp0622
Yes soros paid for Stein's recount.They duped Trump into working on Transition while they worked furiously behind the lines to flip WI,MI,PA. They are going for Trump's and our heads with a sword

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/revealed-hillary-clinton-schemed-since-day-election-steal-presidency-donald-trump/

Busted! Jill Stein’s Election Recount Is Being Paid For By a Bot!

http://redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=50879

Roger Stone on Twitter: “Jill Stein “recount funded by Soros

https://mobile.twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/802230392493404160

22 posted on 11/27/2016 4:39:24 AM PST by Democrat_media (bots are donating to Jill Stein's website for the recount. Soros behind big scheme)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: All

I would like to address the comparisons many have made with Al Franken’s 2008 Senate contest. The following from Wikipedia:

“Preliminary reports on election night, November 4, had Coleman ahead by over 700 votes, but the official results certified on November 18, 2008, had Coleman leading by only 215 votes. As the two candidates were separated by less than 0.5 percent, the Secretary of State of Minnesota Mark Ritchie, authorized an automatic recount stipulated in Minnesota election law. In the recount, ballots and certifying materials were examined by hand, and candidates could file challenges to the legality of ballots or materials for inclusion or exclusion with regard to the recount. On January 5, 2009, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board certified the recounted vote totals, with Franken ahead by 225 votes.[60]

On January 6, 2009, Coleman’s campaign filed an election contest, which led to a trial before a three-judge panel.[61] The trial ended on April 7, when the panel ruled that 351 of 387 disputed absentee ballots were incorrectly rejected and ordered them counted. Counting those ballots raised Franken’s lead to 312 votes.”

Basically, it was a close election result that legally triggered a recount and that those few more (originally rejected) ballots that were included via the legal challenge gave Franken the edge over Coleman.

To say that Franken won after one recount after another (as if it was done until he got his desired result) gave him that Senate seat is false and absolutely misleading. Even though, to be sure, I certainly do not share Mr. Franken’s politics, I’m very surprised with many here who mention simplistic comparisons with him when they obviously have not read about what actually did happen, given the Wikipedia excerpt I quote here.


23 posted on 11/27/2016 4:39:47 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: philippa

You have to cull the dead voters, the repeat voters and the 13% illegals, no way they can do that in 53 days. Trump can challenge Cali with all their illegal voters which is higher than 13%, Memphi’s dead voters, then you have those in jail or prison who don’t have the franchise to vote any longer but still vote dem every election.

This has to be fixed. Get rid of Motor Voter laws, it is a statutory law and easy to be gotten rid of. Simple majority which we have if the RINOS don’t revolt.


24 posted on 11/27/2016 4:39:57 AM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: Merry CHRISTmas, Happy Birthday JESUS CHRIST, suck it up buttercup you lost)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: InABunkerUnderSF

These vile cretans need to be put on the defensive, Trump needs to put the entire effort of the new FBI, CIA and the DOJ into investigating ALL of them


25 posted on 11/27/2016 4:42:02 AM PST by ronnie raygun
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: newfreep

Only if they can do it to all and drop him below 270 - then it goes to the Congress and they will have managed to disenfranchise the voters of 3 States - something that is not likely to go over well with these typically-not-red States......


26 posted on 11/27/2016 4:42:46 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: Jim Noble
The President is elected by a majority, not of possible electors (270), but by a majority of electors ACTUALLY APPOINTED (it says that, right in Article II and again in Amendment XII). So, while I agree the purpose is to hurt Trump, blocking the certification of these electors can’t send the election to the House.

Correct. The corrupt left needs to delay completion of the recounts in all three states until after December 13, prevent the state legislatures from directing Electors to vote (VERY unlikely given the party distributions, unless they offer large bribes), and also flip 19 faithless Electors. If they do that, they win . . . or, more likely, start our second Civil War.

27 posted on 11/27/2016 4:43:10 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: NYer
Trump is moving to have overseas country's investigate the Clinton Foundation.

Hillary should have gone quietly into the Night.

Trump will Prosecute Team Hillary and utilize Wikileaks to open multiple investigations against member of the Left both political and private citizen. Draining the Swamp just got turned in a political Civil War.

28 posted on 11/27/2016 4:45:49 AM PST by Jumper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Democrat_media

Great links!! Thanks for posting these to the thread.


29 posted on 11/27/2016 4:46:50 AM PST by NYer (Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy them. Mt 6:19)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: NYer
Following on with what this brief article says, in other words the Clintons and their far Left cohorts don't give a crap about this country. We've always suspected they want to destroy this country, and now we have the stone cold proof.

I wish I had the means to start a "Tell The Truth" campaign against the media. We need millions of voices to shame into telling the truth that:

1. Clinton's supposed lead in the "popular" vote comes from illegals in California.

2. There is no such thing as the "popular" vote in our system. We have 50 separate state elections.

3. We have the Electoral College for an extremely important reason.

4. Starting these recalls now, nearly a month after the election and by a very minor party candidate who has no real reason to demand them, is only a disgusting SCHEME by the hard Left to basically overthrow our legitimate election.

30 posted on 11/27/2016 4:47:40 AM PST by Avalon Memories (Deplorables of the world, unite!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: NYer

From what I can find on the net, Jill Stein’s actual 2016 campaign raised just under $2 Millions, so her recount fundraising is about twice as profitable. I suppose next time she can go straight to the recount fundraising and forget the actual campaign. What a country!


31 posted on 11/27/2016 4:47:51 AM PST by Bernard (The Road To Hell Is Not Paved With Good Results)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GailA

National Photo/Biometric ID Card.


32 posted on 11/27/2016 4:48:18 AM PST by Jumper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: Avalon Memories
We need millions of voices to shame...

Should be "We need millions of voices to shame them..."

(Sigh...many's the time I wished FR had an edit post function.)

33 posted on 11/27/2016 4:49:36 AM PST by Avalon Memories (Deplorables of the world, unite!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: NYer
Apparently we're trapped in a bizarre Veep episode.
34 posted on 11/27/2016 4:55:10 AM PST by Read Write Repeat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: NYer

Talk about a bunch of teed-off, disenfranchised voters.


35 posted on 11/27/2016 4:56:12 AM PST by moovova
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: NYer

Trump now knows that Soros must be destroyed.


36 posted on 11/27/2016 4:56:40 AM PST by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: NYer

The document declaring Hillary Clinton to be President is her death warrant

There are other, simpler , games to be played. One of those games will result in her quick death.


37 posted on 11/27/2016 4:56:41 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Does America still have lots of safe closets?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: NYer

We shouldn’t kid ourselves.

Their objective — the ultimate strategy — is to steal the election.

Any other objective is secondary.


38 posted on 11/27/2016 4:58:01 AM PST by xzins
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: OttawaFreeper

IIRC, wasn’t it this contest that had the finding of a ‘ballot box in the trunk’ of the car of a Democrat and that is what gave Franken the lead?


39 posted on 11/27/2016 4:58:43 AM PST by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: philippa

“If the recounts are not done in time, the state legislatures have the option of using the original results and directing the electors to vote accordingly.”

Which actually last occurred in Massachusetts in 1848.

All 6 legislative houses are R. PA is still in session until the 30th; Michigan all year. WI Gov. Walker would have to call a special session.


40 posted on 11/27/2016 4:58:47 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Reverse Wickard v Filburn (1942) - and - ISLAM DELENDA EST)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 121-139 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson