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In reply to the discussion: Is Jill Stein pulling a Bait and Switch? Her original post implied that she needed [View all]Bavorskoami
(169 posts)From the moment I first saw this yesterday her recount fundraising page was crystal clear that the original goat of $2,500,000 was for just for filing in the three states - the amount that was needed immediately to file in the next few days (Friday $1.1M in Wisconsin for example). From the start the notes explained this: "Those are filing fees alone. The costs associated with recounts are a function of state law. Attorney's fees are likely to be another $2-3 million, then there are the costs of the statewide recount observers in all three states. The total cost is likely to be $6-7 million."
We wanted Hillary to do this. She isn't doing it. Be glad it is being done.
I strongly urged my family and co-workers not to throw their vote away on the Greens or Libertarians. In this case I would strongly urge all to support any effort to expose the chaos and vulnerabilities in our voting systems.