Miriam & Frank:
If the Republicans are responsible for the theft of 'about 15 % of the
vote' how much of the vote did the Democrats, (and others) steal?
Richard
On 11/24/2016 8:50 PM, Frank Ventura wrote:
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.
*From:*blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [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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*Subject:* [blind-democracy] Re: FW: An urgent request (election recount)
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
[mailto:moveon-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
*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.^1 But 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 results in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
<https://act.moveon.org/go/6889?t=1&akid=173654.5346423.EgZfFe>*
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 counts are accurate.^2
* *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 the
Stein campaign's effort is the only way to set all three
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pressure states to ensure they prioritize vote tally processes
that can't be hacked and can easily be verified 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 you've chipped in, spread the word!
You can *click here to share this campaign on Facebook
<https://act.moveon.org/go/6894?t=3&akid=173654.5346423.EgZfFe>,* or
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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