Posted on 11/08/2016 6:39:20 AM PST by tekrat
The Associated Press is keeping a page of running updates and stories about the election. Below is the latest update since this was posted:
9:20 a.m.
Lines were long in some places, but few voters heading to the polls early Tuesday appeared to be encountering problems.
Presidential elections usually include sporadic voting problems, such as machines not working properly. Calls to Election Protection, a national voter helpline, included people reporting long lines as a result of machine problems in three precincts in Virginia. And election officials at a handful of precincts in Durham County, North Carolina, were using paper roll books after technical issues with computer check-in.
Ahead of the election, there was anxiety over whether voters would face problems. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the election was rigged and Democrats warned that Republicans were planning to intimidate voters. There were also concerns about hackers disrupting election systems.
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He doesn’t have to do that. It would be way way too difficult from a legal, logistic & monetary viewpoint. All be needs to is pick new Chair, then start firing every consultant/advisor who sits there. Burn the files & contracts of every outside consultant they’ve used in the last 4 to 6 election cycles. A new broom sweeps clean! I think the grass roots part of the party is worth saving. Just co-op the machinery that’s already there.
The new RNC Chair should be someone of the Atwater frame of mind. Meaning he has no political ambition other then being the Chair and can be as sharp edged as necessary. What is needed is one who can think strategically and is loyal to the principles that got us there. People that come to mind that could fill that role are Gingrich, Palin, Buchanan & Horowitz. They all have mixes of abilities that could fill this role. There are probably others but no more of the professional political class!
Looks like your office was cheering a little early.
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