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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRecipe for theft of an election
Here is just my impromptu recipe for preparing a theft of the 2012 Presidential election. You might know a better one. If so, please post it here.Florida is now at a 19.5 percent chance of being the tipping point state (67.0 percent chance of an Obama win now but open to voter suppression and other election "irregularities" of a mysterious nature at the last moment....). Ohio is now at a 32.0 chance of being the tipping point state (77.1 percent chance of an Obama win but also vulnerable in the same way as Florida for election tampering).
Right now, President Obama has a 90.4 Electoral College vote lead. Siphon off a sum greater than half, 45.2, and the election "tips" to Romney.
My fear: illegal manipulation of these two states:
Ohio has 18 Electoral College votes
Florida has 29 Electoral College votes
tips 47 Electoral College votes.
Looks to me like a 270.8 versus 267.2 results, advantage to Romney. But, but, but they always said it would be a close election, right? But double check my math -- it is too late to be doing this without my calculator.
Also in the works for the Republicans: current campaign adds trying to appeal to businessmen in Wisconsin implying a vote for the Republican candidate could translate into more business for those enterprises. Wisconsin has 10 Electoral College votes.
I also assume there is something undercover going on in one of the other swing states in case a tip is needed there at the last minute -- say Pennsylvania at 20 Electoral College votes but currently at a 93.5 chance of an Obama win. What is in place there? A Republican secretary of state. Anyone know anything about her? Here is something of interest:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/carol-aichele-pennsylvania-voter-id_n_1725988.html
I do not know what the final recipe will be, but I do know anything is possible when the opposing party has a do-whatever-it-takes motto (DWIT) which is just another way of saying "win at all cost." We do remember where we first heard that refrain, don't we?
The most important point to me is that we all keep our eyes wide open all night election night and to be prepared to challenge any improprieties before a winner is declared. We have to do more more than whatever it takes to ensure a clean election.
Sam
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Recipe for theft of an election (Original Post)
Samantha
Sep 2012
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elleng
(131,223 posts)1. Yes, and REFUSE TO ACCEPT THEFT.
GO TO THE MATTRESSES.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)2. I don't think they will roll over and let President Obama win
Too much money has been invested in a Romney win. The only question for me is what and where we can expect problems and how do we resolve them. To think they will simply do nothing to take the election seems too much to naively hope for.
Sam
Samantha
(9,314 posts)3. A shameless self-kick for the day crowd
I was hoping for a few responses.
Sam