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2016 Postmortem

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louis c

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Sun Nov 27, 2016, 05:58 PM Nov 2016

Deos Everyone Know the Difference Between "Not Accepting the Results" and a Recount? [View all]

A recount is part of the process. Every candidate has a right to request a recount of close results. In some states, they are automatic in cases when the election results are extremely close.

"Not accepting the results" is a different matter. That means you think the whole system is fixed.

Let me make a football analogy. There is a call on the field that a fumble was recovered by the defense. The offensive team believes that the call on the field was wrong. They go to the replay to overturn or confirm the call on the field. Asking for that review does not say that you think the game is fixed. It does not say that there was intentional wrong doing by the refs. It's part of the game. It's part of the process.

That's what a recount is. It's part of the process. It's every candidate's right. If, after the recount has settled the results, then everyone has to accept the outcome and respect the process.

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I want an audit. onecaliberal Nov 2016 #1
Trump knows his followers don't know the difference.. JHan Nov 2016 #2
You are free to accept the results. Unless we have an audit, and recount all close states, apcalc Nov 2016 #3
good idea to exercise one's legal rights and not surrender them be default nt msongs Nov 2016 #4
Yeah, but you only get so many replays in football and you get penalized if you are wrong. Hoyt Nov 2016 #5
All Turnovers and Scoring Plays are Automatically Reviewed louis c Nov 2016 #6
Then, that should have been the rule beforehand. Plus states do check Hoyt Nov 2016 #8
i don't accept *any* invisible votes. maybe we lost, maybe we didn't. TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #10
One in each close state. louis c Nov 2016 #14
What is the penalty? n/t kcr Nov 2016 #16
Loss of timeout if call on field is upheld. It's to prevent harassing and Hail Mary reviews/recount. Hoyt Nov 2016 #17
Oh! I see what ya did, there. kcr Nov 2016 #19
Nicely stated! Ruth Bonner Nov 2016 #7
i'm not a faith-based voter; i don't accept votes that nobody can see or verify. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #9
I know the difference... JSup Nov 2016 #11
The mere announcement of the recount led Wisconsin to "discover" 5000 fictitious Trump votes DFW Nov 2016 #12
Really? Proof please. Bob41213 Nov 2016 #13
Not true, that 5000 was corrected much earlier after the UNOFFICIAL vote was corrected by election Hoyt Nov 2016 #15
Does EVERYONE? Oh hell no. Do I certainly and that is why I felt it was too cocky TheKentuckian Nov 2016 #18
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