Posted on 11/28/2004 7:33:53 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Although John Kerry has conceded the election and the Democratic Party is largely on the sidelines, critics of Ohio's vote count on Nov. 2 have found plenty to gripe about -- uncounted punch-card votes, disqualified provisional ballots and too many votes for President Bush.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Sunday that the Ohio Supreme Court should consider setting aside Bush's win in Ohio and that Congress should investigate how Ohioans voted.
Bush defeated Kerry in Ohio by 136,000 votes, according to unofficial results.
"This is about the integrity of the vote. This is not about the Kerry campaign," said Jackson, who supported the Democrat for president.
On the morning of Nov. 3, less than 12 hours after Ohio's final votes were cast, Kerry called Bush to congratulate him on his victory.
His campaign figured he would not get enough of the 155,000 provisional ballots, or those cast by voters whose registrations could not be confirmed at polling places, to overtake Bush's total.
The counting of provisional ballots and wide gaps in vote totals for Kerry and other Democrats on the ballots in certain counties have raised too many questions to let the vote stand without further examination, Jackson said.
"We can live with winning and losing. We cannot live with fraud and stealing," Jackson said.
Attorney Cliff Arnebeck, who has represented political activist groups, said he would ask the Ohio Supreme Court, probably on Wednesday, to take a look at the election results. If the court decides to hear the case, it can declare a new winner or throw the results out.
Since the election, several complaints have surfaced:
-- The Green and Libertarian parties asked a U.S. District Court judge to order an immediate recount. The judge agreed with the state that a recount cannot begin until Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell certifies the statewide vote, sometime between Dec. 3 and 6. The two parties are raising the $113,600, or $10 per precinct statewide, needed to force a recount.
-- People for the American Way, a national watchdog group, is trying to stop the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland from rejecting 8,099 of the 24,472 provisional ballots cast there. The ballots were thrown out because voters did not properly complete them or cast them at polling places that were not their own. -- An error was detected in an electronic voting system, giving President Bush 3,893 extra votes in suburban Columbus. Elections officials caught the glitch and the votes will not be added to the official tally. Some groups also have complained about thousands of punch-card ballots that were not tallied because officials in the 68 counties that use them could not determine a vote for president. Votes for other offices on the cards were counted.
Elections officials concede some mistakes were made but no more than most elections.
"There are no signs of widespread irregularities," Blackwell spokesman Carlo LoParo said.
The Ohio Democratic Party believes every effort should be made to get an accurate count, but it is not planning legal action of its own, spokesman Dan Trevas said.
Dear "Reverend" Jackson,
If you really want to help oppressed black people, I suggest you try someplace where they're truly oppressed.
I suggest you start in Sudan, mother******.
Sincerely,
Joe American
"Oh you nauuuughty Democrat"
Jesse and the Dems are showing themselves to be complete asses. Don't they realize that?
There is the real quote.
Laughing their collective a$$es off at these troublemaking buffoons, as they should be.
Where is The White House during all of this?
Above this drivel, where it should be, let the street slugs slug it out and they will remain where they belong, unter the street. Not worth spitting on, those such as jessie jackson and al sharpton....pttuuyyy.
Jesse and his ilk can scream and rant about fictitious "stealing" and "fraud" on our side, but he doesn't have any effect beyond the party faithful. Everyone knows where HIS loyalties lie, and it's not in being GENUINELY nonpartisan or with the republican party. He and his kind did it 4 years ago, and we won even bigger this time! Jesse and the democrats shreiking about stealing and fraud and irregularities is like Michael Moore accusing someone of being fat.
Summary of provisional ballots count - UPDATED 11/27/04
Note: 65 of 88 counties have reported.
Current % of provisionals being counted: 77%
Current "additional" vote count:
Bush +36,050
Kerry +32,490
Please note, some of the largest counties have still not reported.
During all what, whining and lying the Bush team is above that and he won
we wonnnnnnnnnnnnn
Look at the latest from Florida. All the Dems believed that the heavily Democratic counties COULDN'T have gone for Bush...yet they did. When reporters counted the ballots, guess what? The results were right! The same is true for Ohio
To all OH Freepers--You have my deepest sympathies, as any state that has the misfortune of the pest Jackson descending upon it, should.
Jesse Jackson lives in his own dream world. He and the fringe wackos have convinced themselves Bush stole the election. Yeah right and the Ohio results will be overturned when pigs can fly.
The Ohio State Legislature is GOP controlled. In the highly unlikely event some court overturned the results, the Legislature would simply proceed to name the electors on their own who would then vote for Bush. Lock set and match.
Jesse who?
How can someone reach this utter stage of delusion and denial?!
I am glad that the liberals our opponents because they are too stupid to ever win again.
The moonbats are grasping for straws. I hope they keep living in the past and bang the drum on OH for the next four years. They'll have the behinds handed to them again in 2006. I can't wait!
He led protests against United Dairy Farmers due to alleged discriminatory practices in the termination of black management employees. Their star witness was caught on tape admitting that she had lied when she supplied an affidavit supporting the charges.
Jesse slinked out of town.
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