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

[Liberty Belle]

51. I believe 2.5 was for the FILING fees only

That states or counties charge for recounts outside a certain small margin of error.

The revised higher amount is for attorney fees. Having covered these issues in the past that's probably credible; these are large states and the Reps won't just roll over without every trick in the book.

If she doesn't use this money as promised she would lose support from people if she runs again.

But right now this seems the best chance to oust Trump, and instead of complaining that Stein is filing challenges that criticism might be better directed at the Clinton campaign for not standing up to challenge the election results, in which case such donations would be flowing to her Democratic campaign.

At the very least Stein has drawn national media attention to election integrity and the potential for electronic hacking. Some of the machines my reporting once helped get banned in California are among those she is now raising doubts about.

I am not convinced the hackers didn't fully cover their tracks, if indeed hacks occurred, but it's worth every shot to try and expose it wherever it's possible to do so, in my view.