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iemanja

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15. Recounts very rarely change the outcome by 0.5%

Reply to Chemical Bill (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 08:58 PM

Dec 2025

Over 9% is absurd. The result of these sorts of arguments is to discourage people from voting. When you tell everyone that any election Democrats lose is stolen, why should they vote at all?

This was a deep red district. Of course the Republican won. He was always going to win.

This isn’t a news article, and it doesn’t identify who the “election advocates” are.

Next they’ll be bilking people out of money for a recount like Jill Stein did, only to keep the money when there was no recount.

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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2025 OP

1% of precincts could be 31,000 votes. A precinct isnt defined by number of people or % of votes SSJVegeta Dec 2025 #1

It would be nearly impossible for 0.6% of the precincts in the District Wiz Imp Dec 2025 #4

Those are still averages though. We are talking about a county with both a large rural and urban population SSJVegeta Dec 2025 #5

Update: it would be absolutely impossible for 0.6% of the precincts Wiz Imp Dec 2025 #6

(Post deleted due to being off a factor of 10) SSJVegeta Dec 2025 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author padfun Dec 2025 #10

0.6percent of 230 is 1.38 not 13. Something isn't mathing. mackdaddy Dec 2025 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Dec 2025 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Dec 2025 #16

So the claim is that DDHQ reported 99.4% reporting SSJVegeta Dec 2025 #17

My experience was voters Deminpenn Dec 2025 #21

That would have been my guess, but I'm pretty sure I read Wiz Imp Dec 2025 #25

Scrap that. I see now this was brought forth by Thhis Will Hold Wiz Imp Dec 2025 #32

K&R spanone Dec 2025 #2

You don't get hand recounts in a nine point loss FBaggins Dec 2025 #3

There was no 31k vote "jump" and nobody is calling for a recount cmmngrnd Dec 2025 #8

I'm afraid it will become the norm to claim "We was Robbed," every time someone loses "on both sides." Silent Type Dec 2025 #12

which the Trump maggot Republicans 'normalized' ! Jack Valentino Dec 2025 #26

Exactly, but we ain't got to do it too. Silent Type Dec 2025 #27

Yeah, that last poll that showed the race within two points Jack Valentino Dec 2025 #28

That is true. I'd applaud the changes, but not in a sure loser like this one unless some honest to gawd bombshell Silent Type Dec 2025 #29

I love your post. sheshe2 Dec 2025 #31

That's it iemanja Dec 5 #34

Post removed Post removed Dec 2025 #19

It would be easy to prove the election advocates wrong. Chemical Bill Dec 2025 #9

Recounts very rarely change the outcome by 0.5% iemanja Dec 2025 #15

I think cheating by Republicans... Chemical Bill Dec 2025 #18

I can tell you my recollection iemanja Dec 2025 #22

My recollection is... Chemical Bill Dec 2025 #24

It's about Jill Stein in the sense she collected money iemanja Dec 5 #33

You said Jill Stein kept the money... Chemical Bill Dec 5 #35

This is what Trump and his supremacist, KPN Dec 2025 #11

Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2025 #20

Let them pay for it Jose Garcia Dec 2025 #23

Same grifters Boo1 Dec 2025 #30