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176. Rove's meltdown was in 2012

Sat Jan 2, 2021, 12:36 AM

Jan 2021

Rove repeated the all the 2004 preparations and used the same excuses about needing to to swap out "malfunctioning" machines and tabulating software so he could repeat the flip exactly as he did in 2004, when Kerry actually won. I thought to myself, "Oh God, here we go again".

He was still so sure his IT people would succeed that he had his little tantrum to convince Fox to wait a little longer Fox before calling the election. Romney was also so convinced he was going to win that he never bothered to write a concession speech!

Rumor was that Anonymous, who posted a worldwide video warning to Rove a few days before Election Day if he tried a repeat of 2004, they were going to break into the vote tabulating server and block entry by Rove's IT guys to prevent the flip. And reportedly, on various 4Chan forums, Anon acted on their threat. Whether or not that is fact or fiction, the SOMEBODY Rove recruited to do the flip either couldn't or wouldn't get it done and the rest is history.

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+100. nt iluvtennis Dec 2020 #61

Yep! Totally agree. calimary Dec 2020 #112

But wouldn't challenges have to wnylib Dec 2020 #144

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Happy New Year to you, too. wnylib Dec 2020 #169

+1 -K&R onetexan Dec 2020 #168

All red state elections need a good look at. pwb Dec 2020 #2

Exactly. They made a LOT of noise about fraud regarding Democrats. NoRoadUntravelled Dec 2020 #6

+1 Newest Reality Dec 2020 #62

+2 c-rational Dec 2020 #70

👍 uponit7771 Dec 2020 #8

Exactly. orangecrush Dec 2020 #16

Perfect response. tecelote Dec 2020 #90

"We're busy defending our position instead of investigating theirs." LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #109

X 1000000000000 orangecrush Dec 2020 #143

I think we should look at KY badboy67 Dec 2020 #3

NC? barbtries Dec 2020 #5

And NC. I saw some really really strange things happen in my own county, and I know this BComplex Dec 2020 #19

Maybe Sidney Powell can unleash the kraken? tritsofme Dec 2020 #23

Thanks for your concern. orangecrush Dec 2020 #55

And Ohio Tribetime Dec 2020 #29

Florida too. safeinOhio Dec 2020 #34

he cheated. barbtries Dec 2020 #4

+1,My buddy was saying race was way too close relative to counties Trump won. He was saying he, uponit7771 Dec 2020 #10

funny. 538 never said anything like that stopdiggin Dec 2020 #119

Exactly shanti Dec 2020 #125

i think so. nt barbtries Dec 2020 #137

This leighbythesea2 Dec 2020 #166

Would McConnell let voters stop his quest for unlimited power and wealth? Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #7

That's it right there. Mitch doesn't seem the least bit worried about losing. BComplex Dec 2020 #25

GOP got the results they wanted. Trump gone and GOP senate. Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #60

THAT'S why the Pubs keep accusing the Dems of election fraud! THey always accuse their opponents of napi21 Dec 2020 #9

This. orangecrush Dec 2020 #17

Been saying this for years. Susan Calvin Dec 2020 #39

Funny how the Democratic Governor of KY doesn't agree with you... brooklynite Dec 2020 #11

North Carolina has a democratic governor also, but the votes in my county never did make sense. BComplex Dec 2020 #27

When you go in to vote, doesnt your affiliation show up when you sign in? oldsoftie Dec 2020 #89

correct. In a state which requires party affiliation on your registration yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #151

Biden need to announce special counsel to look into voter fraud chomper Dec 2020 #12

No, Election Fraud. There is a difference. Tommymac Dec 2020 #24

Thank you. Susan Calvin Dec 2020 #41

An important distinction Bettie Dec 2020 #110

There is a real problem with "legal" voter suppression Progressive dog Dec 2020 #13

But that insists that we ignore the fact that republicans cheat. BComplex Dec 2020 #30

No, there is no cheating in counting the vote Progressive dog Dec 2020 #33

Thanks! By and large elections are run stopdiggin Dec 2020 #118

After hc lose she said we need paper ballots questionseverything Dec 2020 #140

Hillary wants paper trails because they eliminate suspicions of fraud Progressive dog Dec 2020 #146

Both hc and Stacey want paper ballots because it is the only way to questionseverything Dec 2020 #149

There is no way to guarantee an outcome. Progressive dog Dec 2020 #150

The idea is to oversee an accurate outcome questionseverything Dec 2020 #152

So you saw fraud,you should have reported it. Progressive dog Dec 2020 #153

That's the second time you have accused me of something I didn't say questionseverything Dec 2020 #154

You claim the system is inaccurate but Progressive dog Dec 2020 #155

That's your third inaccurate claim questionseverything Dec 2020 #157

The last I knew, the opposite of accurate is inaccurate Progressive dog Dec 2020 #158

So we citizens have no right to oversee our elections? questionseverything Dec 2020 #159

You have no personal right to oversee the election Progressive dog Dec 2020 #160

Every citizen being able to oversee the count does not questionseverything Dec 2020 #163

Of course not your oversight would take no time no resources Progressive dog Dec 2020 #172

We all have the right to oversee the counting of the votes questionseverything Dec 2020 #174

Making up facts does not help your argument. Progressive dog Jan 2021 #175

my numbers were a little off but result the same...from your link questionseverything Jan 2021 #177

That has nothing to do with you thinking that Progressive dog Jan 2021 #180

They didn't find it because they didn't hand count the entire state questionseverything Jan 2021 #181

Someone should check into it, that's for sure. blueinredohio Dec 2020 #14

Anger at the Democratic governor, Beshears, over the lockdown? shrike3 Dec 2020 #18

Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #21

Oh really? orangecrush Dec 2020 #44

And your proof of this is where? intheflow Dec 2020 #108

While we can't definitively say that he ISN'T psychotic Bettie Dec 2020 #111

Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #115

I believe the onus is on the party claiming cheating/fraud stopdiggin Dec 2020 #120

Maybe these nutjobs can hire Sidney Powell? tritsofme Dec 2020 #22

Trump won KY 62 - 36% . Kentucky is a very red state My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #26

This is why you purge registration lists, even at risk for being charged with voter suppression. Hoyt Dec 2020 #28

I don't trust any election on face value stillcool Dec 2020 #31

Conspiracy theories always are always based on Progressive dog Dec 2020 #37

a theory based on evidence stillcool Dec 2020 #46

You know it. Should've already been done or be in the process. judesedit Dec 2020 #32

I am glad this is finally getting out. PatrickforO Dec 2020 #35

As I posted yesterday, his opponent was a baby-killing Soshlyst. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #77

Where is the Kentucky Democratic Party on this? KPN Dec 2020 #36

Probably not wading in on Sidney Powell kraken-esque internet conspiracy theories. tritsofme Dec 2020 #47

Moscow Mitch orangecrush Dec 2020 #53

Thanks for the response? tritsofme Dec 2020 #54

What specifically do you refer to as Sidney KPN Dec 2020 #57

These "concerns" are no less baseless than the nonsense being spread by Powell. tritsofme Dec 2020 #58

No she doesn't. You are making stuff up. There is KPN Dec 2020 #67

Look at the multiple threads on this subject, it is throughly discredited. tritsofme Dec 2020 #68

It isn't clear at all. You are making it up. Shame on you. KPN Dec 2020 #71

Shame on anyone gullible enough to fall for baseless conspiracy theories like this. tritsofme Dec 2020 #73

I am not gullible. I won't resort to as hominems. KPN Dec 2020 #76

I said no such thing. orangecrush Dec 2020 #83

lol, the Sidney Powell playbook to a tee, granted as writ small. tritsofme Dec 2020 #91

Too late orangecrush Dec 2020 #92

This is pure fantasy. tritsofme Dec 2020 #94

Pure fantasy orangecrush Dec 2020 #97

Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #99

Yep. n/t intheflow Dec 2020 #107

Moscow Mitch double crossed trump Johnny2X2X Dec 2020 #40

This is nonsense. Loki Liesmith Dec 2020 #42

Moscow Mitch orangecrush Dec 2020 #52

That's why GOP keeps projecting about voter fraud IronLionZion Dec 2020 #43

Redirection orangecrush Dec 2020 #49

good point. barbtries Dec 2020 #138

Threads like this should really be relegated to the woo-woo conspiracy forum. tritsofme Dec 2020 #45

Putting the shoe on the other foot orangecrush Dec 2020 #48

So you don't actually believe this nonsense? I guess that makes me feel a little better. tritsofme Dec 2020 #51

I believe it raises valid questions orangecrush Dec 2020 #59

Then maybe start a Go-Fund-Me to retain Sidney Powell. tritsofme Dec 2020 #63

ESS is one of the two Republican outfits that "delivered" Ohio for Cheney-Bush in 2004 DFW Dec 2020 #50

Odd, that. pecosbob Dec 2020 #121

Quite the coincidence DFW Dec 2020 #126

Rove's 2008 meltdown on FOX pretty much showed the entire nation ES&S was aiding election fraud pecosbob Dec 2020 #127

Rove's meltdown was in 2012 RealityChik Jan 2021 #176

Thanks for the correction...I also heard the same rumour about Anonymous. pecosbob Jan 2021 #178

I would like more scientific audits of elections, especially where machines are used. CaptainTruth Dec 2020 #56

Ty for that well thought out suggestion questionseverything Dec 2020 #139

Not much more substantive than the trumpy line of thought Rotegard Dec 2020 #64

Welcome to D.U. orangecrush Dec 2020 #135

Dangerous gossip is the best kind of gossip ck4829 Jan 2021 #179

How do we go about investigating something like this? Baitball Blogger Dec 2020 #65

Seems very strange orangecrush Dec 2020 #72

The machines aren't rigged. Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #66

Mitch counted the votes himself. twodogsbarking Dec 2020 #69

Moscow Mitch orangecrush Dec 2020 #74

Ty, OC! SheltieLover Dec 2020 #75

Turtle soup orangecrush Dec 2020 #78

Haha yup SheltieLover Dec 2020 #81

This may be the dirt Trump has on Republicans randr Dec 2020 #79

Stop. Just stop. Nobody rigged any elections. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2020 #80

those are good points and investigations must start immediately. samsingh Dec 2020 #82

When life gives you turtles. . orangecrush Dec 2020 #85

Kentuckian here. Music Man Dec 2020 #84

This really bothers them. orangecrush Dec 2020 #88

Did you read the post? intheflow Dec 2020 #106

In a state with a Democratic Governor grantcart Dec 2020 #122

yet another "point" that is an absolutely stopdiggin Dec 2020 #124

Link orangecrush Dec 2020 #134

registration rolls retain names stopdiggin Dec 2020 #136

No blue linkys! orangecrush Dec 2020 #142

you're doubting my factual statement? stopdiggin Dec 2020 #156

"Research commissioned by the Pew Center" orangecrush Dec 2020 #164

so all those figures are nonfactual? stopdiggin Dec 2020 #167

This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Dec 2020 #173

Look at the map of the 2014 McConnell-Grimes race Music Man Dec 2020 #141

Bingo! I grew up there when KY was a very dependable Democratic state yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #147

Thanks for your "hometown" POV. Your points make sense to me. shrike3 Dec 2020 #171

Sounds rational. Lots of indirect evidence. Nululu Dec 2020 #86

The time for investigating him has been apparent for a long while. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #87

We have orangecrush Dec 2020 #95

I CANNOT understand why people accept election results like this. TryLogic Dec 2020 #93

Unlike repubs baseless claims orangecrush Dec 2020 #96

Bookmarking! Thank you! liberalla Dec 2020 #98

You are very welcome! orangecrush Dec 2020 #114

Wouldn't any fraud in KY need to be investigated by those in KY? SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2020 #100

Why would an organization like the ACLU involve itself in Sidney Powell level conspiracy theories? tritsofme Dec 2020 #101

The ACLU is the perfect vehicle to discern fraud or fiction. n/t SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2020 #102

Given their inaction and complete lack of interest, perhaps you can infer their interpretation tritsofme Dec 2020 #103

Agree 100%.. orangecrush Dec 2020 #117

McConnell's wins never made sense. Barbara2423 Dec 2020 #104

an investigation bdamomma Dec 2020 #105

This has come up here before birdographer Dec 2020 #113

He apparently had no choice orangecrush Dec 2020 #116

Any place that uses electronic voting machines scipan Dec 2020 #123

We had paper backup here in Pa. in November orangecrush Dec 2020 #129

We had paper backup here in Pa. in November orangecrush Dec 2020 #131

Each county selects its own voting system yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #148

The biggest clue, IMHO, is that Republicans always accuse the Dems of the crimes Neema Dec 2020 #128

I have tons of friends and family in KY. Many of them are not Dems, yet ALL of them HATE Neema Dec 2020 #130

Working Kentuckians orangecrush Dec 2020 #133

They borrowed orangecrush Dec 2020 #132

Well, as one Republican polling company (Rasmussen Reports) once put it IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #161

I've been saying this for years... appmanga Dec 2020 #162

Not Dominion voting machines in Kentucky RosevilleSparky Dec 2020 #165

Trump had that same attitide orangecrush Dec 2020 #170