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In reply to the discussion: Thinking that the WI election was "rigged" sets the stage for losing. [View all]MineralMan
(146,281 posts)Almost impossible means that there exists a possibility. That's why I chose to include that word. It means that the possibility is unlikely.
If I said it was impossible that would be a false statement. I don't think the election was rigged, but I could still be shown to be wrong. The reality is that this election will not result in the kind of recount that would prove it either way, so it doesn't really matter at this point.
We still have to move on to the November election. And there it is.
I doubt that there has ever been an election where the possibility of rigging could be completely ruled out. After a recount like the ones we had in Minnesota in 2008 and 2010, it was clear that no "rigging" had taken place. But, we can't recount every election. That would delay elections terribly, and nobody would get seated in time. That happened with Al Franken. Recounts are time-consuming, and only appropriate when the results are very close or if there is actual evidence of tampering with the election.
Is there such evidence in Wisconsin? Not as far as I've seen. I consider it almost impossible that this election was tampered with to the extent that it produced the margins that occurred. Almost impossible. Not absolutely impossible. I'm not in any position to state absolutes about it.