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Election Reform

spirald

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19. "Where's the kaboom?"

Reply to robinlynne (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:55 PM

Nov 2012

"There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!"

Rove did seem a little too sure that the "math" would be revealing itself imminently.

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DU read up. This is what happened in Ohio on election night: [View all] robinlynne Nov 2012 OP

Wow onlyadream Nov 2012 #1

Bush would never have taken office. instead of Alito and Roberts, Gore would have picked the judges. robinlynne Nov 2012 #3

I think we wouldn't even have had 9/11 zentrum Nov 2012 #20

makes sense. robinlynne Nov 2012 #29

I think you're right on all counts (sigh). Raksha Nov 2012 #35

Muslims would still be overwhelmingly GOP. leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #38

I think what really stopped them RandySF Nov 2012 #2

You don't think it was the judge watching them? The public speeches in DC about the Ohio software? robinlynne Nov 2012 #4

They're saving that card to play in 2016. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #10

Vote rigging grannie4peace Nov 2012 #31

Our own Time for Change (Dale Tavris) wrote a book on this subject. rhett o rick Nov 2012 #5

I surmised the very same thing yesterday: bleever Nov 2012 #6

I think they stole 3% of the vote in Ohio. pamela Nov 2012 #8

I was puzzled why Ohio was the only state that didn't match the polling. Sugarcoated Nov 2012 #16

Thanks. nice thread. I missed that one! robinlynne Nov 2012 #9

Here's to the great folks of the Election Reform group. bleever Nov 2012 #11

yes!!!! robinlynne Nov 2012 #12

Glad I wasn't watching all that on fox or any station for that matter.. Cha Nov 2012 #7

These are great Americans! This is what democracy looks like. It should not however be this hard The Wielding Truth Nov 2012 #18

Election fraud is real, and comes in a number of forms Kurovski Nov 2012 #13

Please, please, please... the devil Nov 2012 #14

lol. Someone posted today that Rove was part of watergate. I didn't realize. robinlynne Nov 2012 #15

This is pure speculation. Marr Nov 2012 #17

Pure speculation would be a total absence of supporting evidence, but bleever Nov 2012 #21

Oh, I'd be all for an investigation, don't get me wrong. Marr Nov 2012 #24

Great point. bleever Nov 2012 #27

The U.S. CAN'T rig Venezuela's elections. Guess why? Peace Patriot Nov 2012 #36

"Where's the kaboom?" spirald Nov 2012 #19

Florida too... Liberal1975 Nov 2012 #22

And of course... Liberal1975 Nov 2012 #25

agreed. 100% . Elections, as they are now in this country , are not verifiable. robinlynne Nov 2012 #30

I didn't remember ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #23

This gives me chills. The rottenness is astounding. northoftheborder Nov 2012 #26

Sorry, Mark, the press coverage didn't stop them. You better believe they tried to steal Ohio. Maven Nov 2012 #28

press ocverage? You mean the federal judges? robinlynne Nov 2012 #37

Thank you to all who got out in front if this sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #32

Fuck You Karl Rove Blue Owl Nov 2012 #33

People are reading too much of the improbable into Karl Rove's role in politics Coyotl Nov 2012 #34