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Stevepol

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11. Why does no one mention the voting machines?
Fri Nov 8, 2013, 09:18 PM
Nov 2013

Virginia's votes are counted for the most part on totally unverifiable touch screen voting machines (mostly ES&S I think) that are, according to Steven Freeman, "trivially easy" to hack or patch or otherwise fraudulently program. A good program shift on the central tabulators by ONE PERSON could easily throw the whole election.

Reports during the election indicate that there were a lot of cases of the voter pushing the button for McAuliffe and seeing the vote go down for Cuccinelli. That's a sign that something's probably fishy in the program.

There's no way to prove that a fix was in of course. THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. If it's impossible to verify the vote or if there's no exit poll to give some kind of indication as to whether or not the vote was correctly tabulated, everything is just a guess and it's impossible to have a democracy. It's "faith-based" voting. Maybe Anonymous is helping out. Who knows?

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They suppressed the vote. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #1
My thoughts exactly. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2013 #2
The polls had McAuliffe in a double digit lead Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #3
Democrats have a turnout problem bucolic_frolic Nov 2013 #4
It was close because McAuliffe was leading by double digits in the polls Warpy Nov 2013 #5
Much coverage november3rd Nov 2013 #6
I'd suggest a few factors. nyquil_man Nov 2013 #7
Can we take off the tinfoil a minute? Proud Public Servant Nov 2013 #8
I really like you rdubwiley Nov 2013 #9
Well, thanks! (nt) Proud Public Servant Nov 2013 #12
The scandal is voter suppression even one vote... and it should be reported even if it's .1%... uponit7771 Nov 2013 #14
. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #10
Why does no one mention the voting machines? Stevepol Nov 2013 #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #13
Well... Arkana Nov 2013 #15
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