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eridani

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9. Sadly, this was more of an issue for us in 2000 and 2004, where the results were close enough

Reply to Pharaoh (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 04:10 AM

Aug 2015

--to enable stealing. We went and forgot due to Obama's larger victory margins in 2008 and 2012.

Remember--just because cheating (or even software bugs) doesn't change the results--it's still band and needs to be nipped in the bud, because we can count on other elections being close, sometime, somewhere.

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Obama's New Tech Advisor Proved How Easy It Is To Hack Voting Machines (video) [View all] Pharaoh Aug 2015 OP

I hope this means Obama is taking this problem seriously. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #1

So do I! haikugal Aug 2015 #2

This a sure sign he is, pnwmom. He understands that the Republicans are going to try BlueCaliDem Aug 2015 #3

In 2011, Professor Felten left Princeton and served as first Chief Technologist for the FTC. proverbialwisdom Aug 2015 #8

I'm sure the GOP has been applying this knowledge for at least 15 years. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #4

Good news! flamingdem Aug 2015 #5

I can't believe it has taken this long to get this simple knowledge to the White House. nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #6

(Conspiracy Theory) Maybe this is some multidimensional chess where Obama appeals to their insanity Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #7

Sadly, this was more of an issue for us in 2000 and 2004, where the results were close enough eridani Aug 2015 #9

this is a problen in Wisconsin also Pharaoh Aug 2015 #10