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brettdale

(12,384 posts)
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 09:13 PM Nov 2016

Jill Stein asking for recount (this opinion is going to be unpopular)

I think she is trying to save face.

yes so so so many factors in the election result, but if Stein didnt run,
Clinton would be president.

PS: Great to be back on DU.

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Jill Stein asking for recount (this opinion is going to be unpopular) (Original Post) brettdale Nov 2016 OP
No, if Stein didn't run, the rigged machines would have just counted more Clinton votes for Trump. olddad56 Nov 2016 #1
What I have seen from Wisconsin is they just gave Drumpf more rzemanfl Nov 2016 #3
donations are already over 1 mill in 6 hours KatyBR Nov 2016 #2
K&R CajunBlazer Nov 2016 #4
The Thought Occurred To Me That Maybe She Was Asked By..... global1 Nov 2016 #5
You may be right, but I'd rather think this was her idea. athena Nov 2016 #7
That's what I think as well n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #9
1 Dawson Leery Nov 2016 #10
Yep, came to my mind as well. nt JTFrog Nov 2016 #13
Election Integrity portlander23 Nov 2016 #6
Yeah, she says directly on her page: Adsos Letter Nov 2016 #8
Not really unpopular kydo Nov 2016 #11
I think she actually cares about the integrity of the election process. milestogo Nov 2016 #12
At this point, what is done is done. musicblind Nov 2016 #14

rzemanfl

(29,570 posts)
3. What I have seen from Wisconsin is they just gave Drumpf more
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 09:19 PM
Nov 2016

votes than he got. Hillary's totals didn't change.

global1

(25,272 posts)
5. The Thought Occurred To Me That Maybe She Was Asked By.....
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 09:45 PM
Nov 2016

the Dems and Hillary to go for a recount. I'm thinking that the Dems and Hillary wouldn't like the optics of them asking for a recount - so what if they put Jill Stein up to asking for the recount and the Dems and Hillary get the benefit of the recount without any bad optics associated to them.

Just a thought.

 

portlander23

(2,078 posts)
6. Election Integrity
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 09:52 PM
Nov 2016

The Green Party cares about election integrity as a principle. There was a similar recount in 2004 after irregularities in appeared in Ohio. In that case the Libertarian Party joined in as well.

Put very simply, this aint about you or Hillary Clinton.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
8. Yeah, she says directly on her page:
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 10:07 PM
Nov 2016

"Election integrity experts have independently identified Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as states where 'statistical anomalies' raised concerns. Our effort to recount votes in those states is not intended to help Hillary Clinton." (emphasis mine)

kydo

(2,679 posts)
11. Not really unpopular
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 10:22 PM
Nov 2016

I have seen many saying what you did. And many more agreeing that might be one of her reasons. It might not be. Who knows. But your opinion is not all that unpopular.

Now the way I see it is, it looks like she will raise the cash. So there is a very good chance we might get a little more information about what happened in those states. I have know idea if it changes anything or what they might find. But not even looking is dumb.

Maybe we catch a huge break, and Hillary actually got more votes. Maybe the lucky break is a pattern that can't be explained away, that gets investigated more.

The worst thing is nothing changes.

And if Jill Stein helps us find out more info, well cool. I still am not a fan of her politically. But I won't kick a possible gift horse in the mouth either.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
12. I think she actually cares about the integrity of the election process.
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 10:24 PM
Nov 2016

This is something positive she can do. I seriously doubt she is motivated by guilt.

musicblind

(4,484 posts)
14. At this point, what is done is done.
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 10:56 PM
Nov 2016

Let's not look a gift horse in the mouth.

I, for one, feel no great ill will toward Jill Stein.

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