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29. If that was the case, why exactly have we been winning in 2017?

Reply to DFW (Reply #28)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:50 PM

Jan 2018

Did they suddenly forget that they were supposed to cheat? Kind of awkward for the conspiracy theory.

There is no reasonable question about the states in 2016. None. Wisconsin had a recount, some counties by hand, some by machine and there was no significant difference between the counties by recount method. 2000, based on the actual votes cast, not including over-votes, which is what the Gore campaign asked for, Florida was going to be won by Bush.

There is no evidence that actual vote totals were changed. I don't understand this eagerness to embrace some sort of hopeless "oh we can't win because it's rigged" stance.

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