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In reply to the discussion: The Left hasn't "surrendered", but HAS taken many "Beat Downs" from the Party Power Brokers. [View all]questionseverything
(11,850 posts)38. this is what really happened
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7875
Results Drastically Changed
The election numbers have radically changed in Monroe County since the May 18th election. At least as reported on the SoS website, and as confirmed by local officials.
It's not all that unusual for the unofficial numbers to move a bit following election day, as absentee and provisional ballots are counted and added in to the totals, and as precinct numbers are double-checked for accuracy in the post-election canvass. It is, however, unusual, for vote totals to get a great deal smaller rather than larger in the days following the election. And that's what seems to have happened in Monroe County --- radically so.
Somehow, more than a thousand votes disappeared entirely, as the election results in the Dem and GOP Senate primaries have almost entirely changed.
On May 19th, voter turnout was 3,393:
But by May 21st, turnout dropped by 1,234 to just 2,159, or 41.11% --- still one of the highest turnout rates in the state:
More disturbing, however, are the complete changes in vote totals for all candidates in both the Democratic and Republican Senate Primary races.
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A total of 1,465 votes seem to have suddenly showed up in the Dem Senate race!
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bvar worked his buns off for halter but no one besides bradblog watched the REPORTING of votes...which flipped all over the place
Monroe is one small county so it is easier to catch but it is entirely possible the primary was rigged or at least inaccurate
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The Left hasn't "surrendered", but HAS taken many "Beat Downs" from the Party Power Brokers. [View all]
bvar22
Mar 2014
OP
National probablity was irrelevant in that case. Halter outpolled Lincoln and the Republican among
merrily
Mar 2014
#76
"The Left has always been correct." True. And there is a good reason for this :
GoneFishin
Mar 2014
#50
Maybe but if that is the strategy then you'd keep up the fight in the general.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#9
Don't go disturbing the authoritarians with facts. They don't like it because the facts are against
Vincardog
Mar 2014
#29
Wrong, we KNOW what happened in 2010, and we know what the excuses are, we are more than
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#23
The OP expressly states that Halter was polling ahead of both Lincoln and the Republican.
merrily
Mar 2014
#73
There always seems to be an excuse for the DEmocratic Party machine to support
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#120
Democrats get too much credit simply for being just a hair to the left of Dick Cheney.
Skeeter Barnes
Mar 2014
#24
Meek in Florida, Laffey in Rhode Island (though Chafee was probably more liberal),
merrily
Mar 2014
#83
I've seen it said that they'd rather keep control of the party and lose elections
starroute
Mar 2014
#13
And you can expect no better treatment from Hillary than you got from Obama/Bill Clinton!
Divernan
Mar 2014
#22
Bill Halter would have won. Some Democrats are too far right even in red states.
Enthusiast
Mar 2014
#32
The Federal Govt recognizes marriage equality, we have a comprehensive health insurance program...
brooklynite
Mar 2014
#58
The federal government recognized marriage equality well after most Americans did.
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2014
#59
You know that GWB had negotiated the withdrawal date re Iraq in 2008 and had wound down in
merrily
Mar 2014
#96
The DC Beat Down: Sit down, shut up, and vote for us, cuz the GOP is WORSE!!!
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2014
#37
Yep. "Not as bad" got beat again, but we have to keep running "Not as bad" because...
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2014
#48
I would expect as much from an admin that says things out loud like liberals are...
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Mar 2014
#60
btw, Democratic controlled Congresses also refused to continue funding of some of the New Deal
merrily
Mar 2014
#100
My job is to vote for whom I think would be the best representative of the people.
Maedhros
Mar 2014
#121
Shit, they dropped that female incumbent as no chance as soon as they got her though
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#123