2016 Postmortem

Hugin

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8. Sadly, I've heard a common refrain from Democratic voters over the past two weeks.

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 04:01 AM

Nov 2016

People I personally GOTV.

It goes like this, "What the Hell are we voting for? Our votes don't mean SH T! Why don't they just have the 538 some-odd Electors vote and save us all of the grief of the charade, expense, and political ads of a General Election?"

I am so embarrassed.

These people will NEVER vote again... Especially, for Democrats, as they've repeatedly seen them DO.NOTHING.TO.PROTECT.THEIR.VOICE.

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Obama administration throws cold water on vote recount effort [View all] Kathy M Nov 2016 OP

He's doing his job I imagine. ucrdem Nov 2016 #1

I've had it. DK504 Nov 2016 #29

to bad. The count goes forth MFM008 Nov 2016 #2

Actually the context of what the Obama administration said was that it believed the election still_one Nov 2016 #3

Must be more of that 3-dimensional chess and rope-a-dope, I keep hearing about. Hugin Nov 2016 #5

I absolutely agree with that, Obama sure didn't need to say anything. I believe why the media still_one Nov 2016 #6

Um, it's certainly the job of a President, I think, to inspire confidence in the voters. randome Nov 2016 #15

There is little to no confidence out there. Democrats need to see some action. Hugin Nov 2016 #18

Or he's correct and there is no mathematically relevant issue at hand. randome Nov 2016 #19

If that's the case then it will ultimately increase confidence in the Electoral System. Hugin Nov 2016 #20

No it won't mythology Nov 2016 #43

Tell that to tRump. nT Mc Mike Nov 2016 #27

yup anamandujano Nov 2016 #30

Obama has pointed that out in other contexts democrattotheend Nov 2016 #33

Well couldn't he be referring to the cilla4progress Nov 2016 #4

It reflects the will of the electoral college, not the will of the people. drm604 Nov 2016 #7

Sadly, I've heard a common refrain from Democratic voters over the past two weeks. Hugin Nov 2016 #8

I hope that's not true and that people will continue to vote. drm604 Nov 2016 #9

I've certainly gotten an earful about it. Hugin Nov 2016 #10

I would tell them to look local marlakay Nov 2016 #21

well of course... he's on the team. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #11

Move over Obama, the votes will be recounted! Cobalt Violet Nov 2016 #12

Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #13

The legitimacy of the government itself? kentuck Nov 2016 #14

The "vote recount effort" is actually a "Jill Stein Green Party fundraiser" oberliner Nov 2016 #16

You haven't been doing your homework. anamandujano Nov 2016 #28

Almost six million dollars has been turned over to the Green Party / Jill Stein oberliner Nov 2016 #32

She still has over a million to go before the expected lawyer fees are met. anamandujano Nov 2016 #34

The expected lawyer fees were under a million dollars on the first incarnation oberliner Nov 2016 #35

Two million covers the filings in the three states. anamandujano Nov 2016 #36

And she has raised close to seven million oberliner Nov 2016 #37

Our little debate is going nowhere extremely slowly. I'm out for now. anamandujano Nov 2016 #39

Here's the screenshot from the original page oberliner Nov 2016 #40

That doesn't bother me. The filing fees add up to more than 2M. The word "likely" suggests anamandujano Nov 2016 #41

OK oberliner Nov 2016 #42

Agree.... very pronouned , and I have not ben around here to long Kathy M Nov 2016 #31

nice diversion. not. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #44

Hillary, not President Obama, should have called for a vote recount mtnsnake Nov 2016 #17

President Obama is correct. The outcome of the 2016 MineralMan Nov 2016 #22

Have you come up with any answers yet? I've been trying to figure out KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #23

Unfortunately, no. MineralMan Nov 2016 #24

Wow, that's a very profound response. I share your depression right now and combine KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #38

Our election results DO NOT accurately reflect the will of the American people, rather Coyotl Nov 2016 #25

trying to avoid bloodshed I guess heaven05 Nov 2016 #26