2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Something smells in the Democratic Party [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)It's like the reluctance of a hospital to do a full-body scan (something I learned from 'House'). If you go looking for everything, you're bound to think there are problems where there really are none.
I would think it's the same with recounts. Something odd may turn up that is actually nothing at all, yet one group or the other will latch onto it to promote a conspiracy theory.
Obviously sometimes a recount is absolutely essential but if there is no evidence that the results would change, then maybe it's not worth the time and effort. Just a thought, that's all. In a state with tens of thousands of people voting for delegates, there will always be irregularities. The question to ask is if these irregularities rise to the level where a recount is needed.
Obviously the 'loser' of a close contest may think so. But I personally would need to see some evidence or a plausible theory rather than simply "they must have cheated".
[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]