All too true. The GOP has used its ability to steal about 15 percent of the
vote. That means any opposing candidate has to win by at least 20 percent to
take office. In todays world that is a tough one.
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Miriam Vieni
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 9:11 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: FW: An urgent request (election recount)
Yes, and most amazing, Jill Stein started this. Clinton's campaign manager
agreed. Move On is cooperating. I wish they'd team up with Greg Palast who has
been talking about how this and past elections have been fixed.
Miriam
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I just saw the story on the PBS Newshour. It seems that more than four million
dollars has now been raised and the recounts will be requested.
On 11/24/2016 9:21 AM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
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From: Ilya Sheyman, MoveOn.org Political Action
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Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 12:38 AM
To: Miriam Vieni
Subject: An urgent request (election recount)
Something extraordinary is happening. In just hours, more than 80,000 MoveOn
members have joined with Democracy For America members and others across the
country in calling for an audit or hand recount.
Dear MoveOn member,
Something extraordinary is happening.
In just hours, more than 80,000 MoveOn members have joined with Democracy For
America members and others across the country in calling for an audit or hand
recount of election results in three states with razor-thin margins between
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton is leading the national popular vote by more than 2 million
votes-but the Electoral College could be decided by fewer than 100,000 votes
spread across Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
It's critical that voters have confidence in the outcomes in these states. But
according to Wisconsin and Michigan state laws, only a presidential campaign
can ask for a recount. And thus far, the Clinton campaign hasn't taken that
step-but Jill Stein, the Green Party's presidential candidate, has.
To meet the deadlines for a full recount in three decisive states, the Stein
campaign must raise $2.5 million by Friday at 4 p.m. Central Time. They've
already raised more than $2 million in less than 24 hours.1But there's still
about $500,000 to go.
So here's an unusual request-one I couldn't imagine making before this moment:
Will you pitch in to the Jill Stein campaign's election integrity fund BEFORE
Friday's deadline-and help trigger an election recount in Wisconsin, Michigan,
and Pennsylvania?
Click here to chip in directly to this important effort to verify the election
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To be clear:
* The electoral results are not likely to change. Yet, if we are to have a
functioning democracy, we must verify the vote. Why? Seventy-five percent of
the electorate votes on paper ballots which are then scanned into a machine,
but we never double-check to look at those ballots and make sure the machine
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* MoveOn members worked tirelessly to defeat Donald Trump by electing
Hillary Clinton in this election. MoveOn members did not endorse the Green
Party's presidential candidate, Jill Stein. But we do agree with the Stein
campaign that a recount is needed. And they are leading the charge to make sure
it happens.
* Public trust in the integrity of our elections is a bedrock principle of
our democracy. But a recount can happen in Wisconsin and Michigan only if a
presidential campaign requests it. And the Clinton campaign hasn't acted. So
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in cases of close races.
Click here to contribute directly to the Jill Stein campaign's important effort
to verify our election results.
<https://act.moveon.org/go/6889?t=2&akid=173654.5346423.EgZfFe>
And be sure to read the donation page that the Stein campaign has set up, which
fully explains their recount plans.
Thanks for all you do.
-Ilya, Jo, Manny, Anna, and the rest of the team
P.S. One big reason that this effort has a good chance of succeeding is that
it's been spreading organically over a very short period of time. So once
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forward this message to your friends.
Sources:
1. "Jill Stein raises over $2m to request US election recounts in battleground
states," The Guardian, November 23, 2016
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2. "Just how secure are electronic voting machines?" CNN, August 9, 2016
http://act.moveon.org/go/6892?t=7&akid=173654.5346423.EgZfFe<http://act.moveon.org/go/6892?t=6&akid=173654.5346423.EgZfFe>
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