Kloppenburg campaign statement (Wisconsin)

WisPolitics ^ | 4-7-2011 | JR Ross

[thecodont]

The premature announcement that Gore had carried Florida (while the polls were still open in the Panhandle counties which are on Central time) not only nearly allowed Gore to steal Florida, and with it the election, but probably depressed the Republican totals in the West as voters decided it was all over. Remember that the Democrats made a big deal over Gore’s plurality in the popular vote.

I remember that. I thought that was awfully early to declare a state.

[brityank]

In fact it might be a good idea to stop all reporting to the MSM. Let people wait until the official count from the "official" state office is released....particularly when the contest is close.

Go have a chat with Kathleen Harris about that.       :^)

[newguy357]

When she declared victory, she told Prosser not to put Wisconsin through a recount.

Wow! Did she really say that? Have a link/source by any chance? That would be good ammo to use against the lefties when she makes her inevitable request for a recount.

[EDINVA]

me, too. I treat it as (almost) sacred.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Nice pic!

[Cboldt]

FWIW, here are is the language from the Wisconsin statutes. I was wrong about a 1% threshold.

0 to 0.5% margin, the public pays actual cost of the recount
0.5% to 2% margin, loser contributes $5 per ward or municipality
Margin over 2%, loser pays actual cost of recount

1m. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is at least 10 if 1,000 or less votes are cast or is more than 0.5% but not more than 2% if more than 1,000 votes are cast prior to issuance of any amended return under s. 6.221 (6) (b), the petitioner shall pay a fee of $5 for each ward for which the petition requests a ballot recount, or $5 for each municipality for which the petition requests a recount where no wards exist.

2. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is more than 2% if more than 1,000 votes are cast prior to issuance of any amended return under s. 6.221 (6) (b), the petitioner shall pay a fee equal to the actual cost of performing the recount in each ward for which the petition requests a recount, or in each municipality for which the petition request a recount where no wards exist.

[Liz]

Maybe our side held back the block of winning votes till the Dims had scammed a few measly votes, just enough to win (like they usually do)? They then got buried with the 14,000 votes that were there all the time---just not posted........

Heh----that WAS a nice play. Wonder how the Dems feel getting bashed using their own MO? ROTFL.

14,000 votes cannot be overcome with a recount and the Dems know it.

Judge Prosser on Greta was the soul of professionalism. No gloating.

[Luke21]

Just forgot to tell the Asspress is all, so they could tell the Dems in Madison how many more votes were needed. This is great, funny stuff. Think Franken, Tim Johnson, Napolitano’s first election...and all the other rat thefts.

[Verginius Rufus]

This woman shouldn't sit on a kangaroo court.

Yes, even kangaroos deserve a fair trial.

Maybe the Civil War wasn't necessary after all. The AP didn't certify Lincoln's victory, so it didn't count. The South seceded for nothing.

[imskylark]

I have to admit, I read someone else’s comment and they said that. I later listened and didn’t hear her say that. Sorry. I should know better than that.:-(

[Cowman]

Misplacing 14,000 votes is inexcusable.

I may be just a bit cynical about this sort of thing but has anyone else thought that the Dem operatives at the polls may be setting the Republicans up for a charge of vote fraud because these votes were found just when needed or perhaps setting up a defense for their "found" votes SOP?

I can see them coming back and saying "hey it happens -- Look at WI when the GOP found votes..."

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

They did not misplace them, they just failed to report them to the AP because they were omitted for a count update. They found the error and later corrected it, from what I understand.

Last I looked, elections are NOT determined by the AP and votes are not certified or counted by them. Not reporting votes for them to broadcast does not make the votes void either.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/prosser-takes-lead-kloppenburg/2011/04/07/id/392189

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

The clerk deleted an unofficial spreadsheet by mistake and it was missed in a report to the AP during the count and the votes did not get reported to the public.

The votes are still official and counted and are documented by hard copy. They were not lost. It was just plain human error and the Democrats can't do much about it.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

I keep seeing this information on shredding documents. I’d like to know more about this. Can you elaborate for me?

[Impy]

Rahm will go # 2 on the second city. ;d

[karnage]

I wear it when I want to piss off Malibu liberals... at least those whose memories extend back before The One...

[Mr.Unique]

Had it been and extra 14,000 votes for Kloppenburg it would have been OK.

Then we would be squawking.

[newguy357]

No worries! It seemed to good to be true.

[imskylark]

Thanks. I did find out where those statements came from. Some liberal blogs started spouting off that Prosser, being the ‘good’ conservative, should forgo recount because of the cost and the majority of the time it doesn’t change the outcome. I did go the the websites and see for myself this time. ;-)