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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,085 posts)
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 02:40 PM Jun 2021

Pennsylvania Republicans call for Arizona-style election audit

Source: The Hill

Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania are calling for their state to conduct an Arizona-style audit of the 2020 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

During a visit to Phoenix on Wednesday, three GOP Pennsylvania state lawmakers toured an audit site and met with Arizona Republican lawmakers to discuss issues with the elections, according to Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers (R), the Journal reported.

Two state senators and one member of Pennsylvania's House met with Arizona legislators at the state Capitol before visiting the audit site for a briefing, The Associated Press reported.

The Republican-led Arizona Senate has hired auditors to hand-count 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County. President Biden won the state by 10,000 votes out of more than 3.3 million cast, in part due to a narrow victory over former President Trump in Maricopa County.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-call-for-arizona-style-election-audit/ar-AAKFM43?li=BB141NW3&ocid=DELLDHP



I told you this was coming

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Pennsylvania Republicans call for Arizona-style election audit (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP
Will this get past a Dem governor? Sneederbunk Jun 2021 #1
I doubt it will get past the state's Dem AG bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #8
He was interviewed earlier today on either CNN or MSNBC. He said explicitly it won't get past him. George II Jun 2021 #16
No BumRushDaShow Jun 2021 #12
Fug 'em. lastlib Jun 2021 #2
Sorta sounds like the voicemail left last night... unweird Jun 2021 #9
Subtle, but to the point........ MyOwnPeace Jun 2021 #22
Wait, there was a tread earlier that said the PA repugs had decided NOT to ask Biophilic Jun 2021 #3
In all these situations public money should not be used. mpcamb Jun 2021 #4
I honestly wouldn't care, EXCEPT TheRealNorth Jun 2021 #5
Rachel warned us last night. I know you did. PA_jen Jun 2021 #6
Well, we don't have a Gohmert or Greene MyOwnPeace Jun 2021 #7
You can have Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs. We here in Arizona don't want them AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #21
Pennsyltucky's finest. Probatim Jun 2021 #10
They can call for anything they want BumRushDaShow Jun 2021 #11
Our Attorney General Josh Shapiro is just as formidable as Gov. Wolf FakeNoose Jun 2021 #13
Yes BumRushDaShow Jun 2021 #14
These morons should be told where they can shove their audit. Initech Jun 2021 #15
I'm SO tired of this shit oldsoftie Jun 2021 #17
what a bunch of... ShepKat Jun 2021 #18
So these three think that there getting voted into office should also be null and void...... turbinetree Jun 2021 #19
in 22' ,let's start getting rid of the republican party !!!! i know easier said than done !! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #20
The Pennsylvania AG weighed in on MSNBC today: Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #23
Stunt. orangecrush Jun 2021 #24
The (R) idiots in Pennsylvania don't want the (R) idiots in Arizona to have all the fun ... aggiesal Jun 2021 #25
Lead by Mastriano and Dush Deminpenn Jun 2021 #26
Do PA voters have millions to pay to replace voting machines/systems? MissMillie Jun 2021 #27
We should "Brooks Brothers" the lot of them DemocraticPatriot Jun 2021 #28
Democracy is dead. America is finished SpankMe Jun 2021 #29

lastlib

(22,981 posts)
2. Fug 'em.
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 02:50 PM
Jun 2021

PA needs to tell them to crawl back into the hole they slithered out of and then fornicate themselves. With a pitchfork. An old rusty, manure-encrusted, tetanus- and corona-infected pitchfork. With bent tines. Sideways.

unweird

(2,476 posts)
9. Sorta sounds like the voicemail left last night...
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 04:14 PM
Jun 2021

Spouse wasn’t having any of this story and left a message for one of the dumbasses. No four letter words were used but she was very clear in her disapproval.

Biophilic

(3,479 posts)
3. Wait, there was a tread earlier that said the PA repugs had decided NOT to ask
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 02:51 PM
Jun 2021

for an audit. Can't they make up their idiot minds? Or is this just more keep the "stolen" election in the news? They confuse me.

TheRealNorth

(9,435 posts)
5. I honestly wouldn't care, EXCEPT
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 03:07 PM
Jun 2021

These audits have little transparency and oversight, and are apparently not subject FOIA/open records laws.

If they want to recount records or look for inelligible voters, be my guest. But it should be transparent and there should be oversight. AND it should be nonpartisan in that it looks at the entire state, not just Democratic jurisdictions.

BumRushDaShow

(127,308 posts)
11. They can call for anything they want
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 04:40 PM
Jun 2021

and it will be vetoed by (D) Governor Wolf, and they don't have enough to override the veto.

These idiots were laughed out of both the state AND federal courts many times due to their election shenanigans.

AZ has a GOP Executive branch (governor), Legislative branch, and Judicial branch (where the Justices are appointed and all were done by GOP governors).

PA *ONLY* has a GOP-majority in the Legislative branch, where both the Executive branch (governor/SOS) and Judicial branch (which has elected Justices, and is currently 5 (D) - 2 (R)), are both Democratic-majority. We also have a Democrat as the State Attorney General.

It's all kabuki theater. That whole pile of loons need to be locked up.

FakeNoose

(32,351 posts)
13. Our Attorney General Josh Shapiro is just as formidable as Gov. Wolf
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 05:20 PM
Jun 2021

This won't go anywhere. Like you say ... kabuki theater.

BumRushDaShow

(127,308 posts)
14. Yes
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 05:37 PM
Jun 2021

And I expect he has his sights on running for Governor next year to replace Wolf. We would definitely NEED a (D) governor again for another 4 years, which is often hard to do because this state tends to rotate parties when it comes to governors (but then we broke precedent of automatic 2-terms and got rid of Corbett after one term so... ).

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
19. So these three think that there getting voted into office should also be null and void......
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 06:38 PM
Jun 2021

I wonder if these jerks know what comprised the 1st Division when they landed on Normandy and Winters team that jumped behind fascists' held Germans and other conscripts in France.........and as a side note I wonder if they have been to State College and the 3rd Division memorial there.......probably not........

https://www.historynet.com/d-day-us-armys-1st-infantry-divisions-desperate-hours-on-omaha-beach.htm

https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2019/06/pennsylvania-heroes-fought-and-died-on-d-day-opinion.html


orangecrush

(19,236 posts)
24. Stunt.
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 10:48 PM
Jun 2021


Wonder if the majority of Trump's lemmings are stupid enough to follow the January 6th bunch into the penitentiary.

aggiesal

(8,864 posts)
25. The (R) idiots in Pennsylvania don't want the (R) idiots in Arizona to have all the fun ...
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 12:16 AM
Jun 2021

They want to come out looking like complete morans themselves.
Why let the AZ (R)'s look like morans when they can share their abundance of stupidity with PA (R)'s?

Deminpenn

(15,246 posts)
26. Lead by Mastriano and Dush
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 06:30 AM
Jun 2021

Mastriano was at the Jan 6th riot and a Trump cultist. Dush is another rwnj. However, Seth Grove (R-York) is now head of the state house gov't committee and said he won't support their request. Fortunately Grove replaced Darryl Metcalfe last year as this committee's chair.

MissMillie

(38,454 posts)
27. Do PA voters have millions to pay to replace voting machines/systems?
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 06:47 AM
Jun 2021

They'll have to do that if they turn everything over to an un-certified, inexperienced firm like Cyber Ninjas.

Talk about compromised election security...

DemocraticPatriot

(4,170 posts)
28. We should "Brooks Brothers" the lot of them
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 08:31 AM
Jun 2021

wherever they do this stupid shit. My guess is that the Democratic party would not have to bankroll the action, in our case...

SpankMe

(2,937 posts)
29. Democracy is dead. America is finished
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 09:47 AM
Jun 2021

Here's a good associated story: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/not-just-arizona-republicans-push-more-partisan-election-audits-n1268644

Republicans will want to re-count votes over and over again until they win or until they can sully enough ballots to draw the election results into question.

I've never been so pessimistic.

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