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moondust

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44. Lots of red states now.

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:23 PM

Jan 2016

After 2010 and 2014,

The GOP now controls 68 out of 98 partisan state legislative chambers -- the highest number in the history of the party. Republicans currently hold the governorship and both houses of the legislature in 23 states (24 if Sean Parnell wins re-election in Alaska), while Democrats have that level of control in only seven.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/11/the_other_gop_wave_state_legislatures__124626.html

I wonder what they've been up to?

Cheaters gonna cheat. Why stop at gerrymandering and voter suppression?

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Will the 2016 Primaries Be Electronically Rigged? [View all] marmar Jan 2016 OP

Bet on it. tazkcmo Jan 2016 #1

absolutely! yuiyoshida Jan 2016 #71

Transparency. tazkcmo Jan 2016 #72

Oh hell yes. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #2

We have new machines, we mark a paper ballot, take it over to be scanned, view the result peacebird Jan 2016 #3

depends on wether they count the ballots or not questionseverything Jan 2016 #48

We don't have honest elections in this country. SamKnause Jan 2016 #4

I see people all ready leftynyc Jan 2016 #5

Whatever. Perhaps you should start making up your own excuses. marmar Jan 2016 #6

Don't need one leftynyc Jan 2016 #20

what if everyone takes a photo of their vote? restorefreedom Jan 2016 #7

It really shouldn't be that hard. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #8

it shouldn't. but tptb will not go down easy. they are not restorefreedom Jan 2016 #9

I posted this a while back Melurkyoulongtime Jan 2016 #39

its worth a try, if nothing else, to stop the temptation to cheat. restorefreedom Jan 2016 #41

That would work only if SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #52

isn't each ballot numbered? restorefreedom Jan 2016 #53

Almost certainly, I imagine, now that you mention it. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #55

that is a great idea! electronic is inviting trouble. nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #56

. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #59

Don't you know, if sanders wins, is legit, if Hillary wins lunamagica Jan 2016 #10

Yeah. And....well? Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #11

And? this is unbelievable. You are already making excuses for your guy losing lunamagica Jan 2016 #12

What if it IS rigged? n/t Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #15

What will you say if he wins? lunamagica Jan 2016 #16

That it probably wasn't rigged. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #22

Why would you believe that if Sanders wins "it problably wasn't rigged", but if Hillary wins lunamagica Jan 2016 #27

Because Clinton seems part of an aristocracy that I thought we left in England elias49 Jan 2016 #34

General horse sense compiled from being a reasonably astute observer... Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #36

She's ahead in the polls. her winning would only be consistent with it lunamagica Jan 2016 #37

I can't help how it "looks". Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #42

Of course I'm NOT OK with that! lunamagica Jan 2016 #45

How about this?: " Sanders won in spite of being rigged." In order to do this, Sanders Cal33 Jan 2016 #43

I'm guessing selective memory is already replacing Hortensis Jan 2016 #21

Looks like it. So pathetic lunamagica Jan 2016 #31

I do think someone should take a hard look at early votes and mailin votes and where they come from. Sunlei Jan 2016 #13

Microsoft is working on it.... Wounded Bear Jan 2016 #14

Inexcusable IMO elias49 Jan 2016 #38

Conspiracy theories belong in CREATIVE SPECULATION brooklynite Jan 2016 #17

Bullshit. Atman Jan 2016 #30

...and I used to be a Ward Committeeman in Philly brooklynite Jan 2016 #40

judge rawl said he lost because of electronic rigging questionseverything Jan 2016 #50

What is this conspiracy theory nonsense? CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 #18

Thank you for clearing that all up. Atman Jan 2016 #32

I thought voter fraud was a right wing conspiracy. karadax Jan 2016 #19

Voter fraud and voting fraud are two quite different things Fumesucker Jan 2016 #25

^^This. Atman Jan 2016 #33

The question was about election fraud, not voter fraud. But you knew that, and valerief Jan 2016 #29

Rigging = Super Delegates Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #23

Every one of the 3,143 US counties could hire techs to monitor machines from voter input to ancianita Jan 2016 #24

or we could use paper ballots and have 5th graders count them questionseverything Jan 2016 #51

I'm totally down with paper ballots. But the printing and shipping costs would be ancianita Jan 2016 #58

paper ballots counted at the precinct in full view is the answer questionseverything Jan 2016 #60

Not completely. Watching the entire shipping route to the point of state certification ancianita Jan 2016 #62

the ballots themselves do not need to be shipped questionseverything Jan 2016 #63

Works for me. ancianita Jan 2016 #64

thank you for being interested questionseverything Jan 2016 #65

Hell, I've been bitching on the nets about vote rigging and $ in politics since 2008. ancianita Jan 2016 #66

have you seen the rta election rigging case? questionseverything Jan 2016 #67

Yes! I don't know what legal teams are on this. More evidence should get courts moving. ancianita Jan 2016 #68

Yes librechik Jan 2016 #26

Bradblog.com has been tracking electronically rigged elections for years. valerief Jan 2016 #28

Bet on it. azmom Jan 2016 #35

Lots of red states now. moondust Jan 2016 #44

Jeb Bush has a surprise GOP victory? Matariki Jan 2016 #46

Pencil on paper ballots with public hand counting. eom JEB Jan 2016 #47

Good god, YES. ^^^^^^^ Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #49

Hell, colored marbles in a jar at this point would be better Separation Jan 2016 #54

The caucuses will be a big, confusing mess, because they always are. pnwmom Jan 2016 #57

One campaign already got spanked for some shady hacking mwrguy Jan 2016 #61

I don't know about other states, but in MN caucuses there are no electronics involved. Thor_MN Jan 2016 #69

Got a new rigging case here. ancianita Jan 2016 #70

Bookmarked. One of the most disgusting threads Pathwalker Jan 2016 #73

Don't Vote, Don't Vote, Don't Vote, .... This is voter suppression psychology at work. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #74