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pnwmom

(110,261 posts) Thu Nov 24, 2016, 06:17 AM Nov 2016

Is Jill Stein pulling a Bait and Switch? Her original post implied that she needed [View all]

to raise $2.5 million to pay filing fees for the audits of all three states.

Now that she's raised that amount, she thanks her donors for funding the audit of the first state -- but she has changed the total amount she needs to $4.5 million.

If she raises that amount, will she be asking for even more?

https://jillstein.nationbuilder.com/recount

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Is Jill Stein pulling a Bait and Switch? Her original post implied that she needed [View all] pnwmom Nov 2016 OP

Bingo RandySF Nov 2016 #1

She said the extra is for attorneys fees JonLP24 Nov 2016 #2

Fees ranging from 2-3 million dollars? oberliner Nov 2016 #11

As well as recount observors JonLP24 Nov 2016 #14

The recount observers can't be volunteers? oberliner Nov 2016 #16

She does have a page for volunteers JonLP24 Nov 2016 #19

She said that the 2.5M would be enough to file on all three states, implying pnwmom Nov 2016 #13

I can't recall the timeline on this JonLP24 Nov 2016 #18

But why didn't she have her fund raising goal be her actual goal? pnwmom Nov 2016 #21

Oh for goodness sake! Bavorskoami Nov 2016 #39

Changed drastically. Nt NCTraveler Nov 2016 #37

She also has to PAY LAWYERS. 2.5 million was the filing fees for 3 states. KittyWampus Nov 2016 #46

I believe it's 2 million per state but octoberlib Nov 2016 #3

More Groper Don the Con ballots than actual voters malaise Nov 2016 #4

Yep. I'm still trying to find the octoberlib Nov 2016 #5

Here it is. octoberlib Nov 2016 #6

Thanks octoberlib malaise Nov 2016 #9

Happy Thanksgiving, Malaise! octoberlib Nov 2016 #10

Initially in the unofficial count (from election night) SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #8

Here are the filing fees and deadlines for each state: Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #7

"Attorney's fees are likely to be another 2-3 million" oberliner Nov 2016 #12

She probably has to SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #17

Man lots of attroneys will be having very happy holidays this year. jmg257 Nov 2016 #15

There's a lot of money to be made fleecing heartbroken voters... EL34x4 Nov 2016 #31

she steps up to save our country and we complain about the price changing by a couple of million? uncle ray Nov 2016 #20

No, it will be tripling the amount in the end. And people donated thinking pnwmom Nov 2016 #22

we don't know what it will take in the end any more than we knew who was going to win. uncle ray Nov 2016 #25

This Adsos Letter Nov 2016 #53

It was clear 2.5 was for immediate needs filing costs only. Bavorskoami Nov 2016 #34

Same here! It needs to be done, whatever the cost! ananda Nov 2016 #23

That's not the direction of the question. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #38

I understood it last night. Liberal In Texas Nov 2016 #24

All I have to say is.... FarPoint Nov 2016 #26

So you would rather do nothing than something womanofthehills Nov 2016 #43

On the contrary... indeed I want an audit... FarPoint Nov 2016 #52

Total bait and switch. Initial post said 2.5M was the total inclusive cost of recount in all 3 Statistical Nov 2016 #27

Not true. Bavorskoami Nov 2016 #30

The page was updated after she hit 2.5M goal and the goal changed. Statistical Nov 2016 #32

No, not true. I read exactly what was marybourg Nov 2016 #56

I believe 2.5 was for the FILING fees only Liberty Belle Nov 2016 #51

She was clear from the beginning 2.5M was only to file in the three states Bavorskoami Nov 2016 #28

I suspect the goal here is to put the 46EV's into dispute. roamer65 Nov 2016 #29

How would that help? Republican Congress would pick the Republican candidate. Statistical Nov 2016 #33

Any Republican would be better than a mentally unfit Trump. And they'd pry Bannon out. KittyWampus Nov 2016 #47

Yeah but the Rethugs aren't going to alienate Trumps voters which gave them complete control Statistical Nov 2016 #50

She wants to expand to edhopper Nov 2016 #35

FL is done SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #41

my mistake edhopper Nov 2016 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Oneironaut Nov 2016 #36

No she's not that stupid. A maneuver like that would kill the Greens Arazi Nov 2016 #40

Oh no; a candidate that lies. nt CK_John Nov 2016 #42

I say - if that's what it takes, so be it eleny Nov 2016 #45

I don't either. I have my opinion on 3rd party candidates but ultimately it's up to Democratic KittyWampus Nov 2016 #48

The problem is that we have to overcome their fraud eleny Nov 2016 #49

I don't think so. I'm not a fan of hers, but if I felt at all responsible for the installation Vinca Nov 2016 #54

It is too bad that Gore didn't have the from the net in 2000 Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #55