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In reply to the discussion: Hmmm… Why Was Karl Rove So Adamant that Romney Not Concede Ohio? [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)The man-in-the-middle -- if there was one- was the "emergency" software patch Husted ordered on the tabulation systems. It is possible that somebody hacked that system. However, it is much more likely that Husted decided he wasn't willing to go to jail for Karl Rove, considering:
1) there were already thousands of lawyers bearing down on Husted;
2) the Obama lead might have actually been beyond the leel they were prepared to flip, or at least Husted calculated that his odds of getting away with such a large scale flip were pretty low; and
3) Husted could commit this felony and still Obama would win the election.
As I see it, the most telling point is that it was widely reported that at about the time Rove was having hes meltdown live on Faux, Husted decided to call it a night and went home. That was only about 10PM, as I recall, long before all the votes in Ohio were counted. After every thing Husted had done to try to rig this election for Republicans, why in the world would he go home at 10PM?
That makes no sense at all, unless Husted had just held a conversation with Rove that went something like this,
"F--- you Karl. I'm not going to prison for you. You lost Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. You are losing Florida, Virginia, and Colorado. It is over. I'm not touching any votes. I not going to be anywhere near the scene as we wrap up our count. I am outta here. Don't call me. Don't mention my name. You are on your own, pal."