READER COMMENTS ON
"'Landslide' for Sanford Declared by 100% Unverifiable Touch-Screens in SC's 'Toss-Up' U.S. House Special Election"
(29 Responses so far...)
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Orangutan.
said on 5/7/2013 @ 7:22 pm PT...
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Davey Crocket
said on 5/7/2013 @ 7:37 pm PT...
100% verifiable good news!
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Cary Aye
said on 5/7/2013 @ 7:55 pm PT...
Off topic but..Listening to Thom Hartman the other day, he made a comment after someone called talking about a "Blaze" article on Texas I believe giving up their electronic voting. Thom said "Until I see it on The Brad Blog, I wont put much stock in it"
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Brad Friedman
said on 5/7/2013 @ 8:07 pm PT...
Davey -
It's "good news" when someone wins an unverifiable election? Thanks for reminding us that you put party over all else, including the most American of values: democracy.
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Dredd
said on 5/7/2013 @ 9:01 pm PT...
The new unverified "normal" ...
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Kim Kaufman
said on 5/7/2013 @ 9:05 pm PT...
Only a little over 100,000 people voting? Wow.
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Marybeth Kuznik
said on 5/7/2013 @ 11:31 pm PT...
To heck with the Luv Gov, we need to send those iVotronics to the APPALACHIAN TRAIL! (which runs through Pennsylvania too, BTW)
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Virginia Martin
said on 5/8/2013 @ 5:30 am PT...
Brad, thanks for keeping up the drumbeat on this. We can't let this issue go. People need to know how their votes are counted, meaning they need to be able to understand the process. Who can understand the process within an electronic voting machine? The average citizen? I think not. Democracy is supposed to be about the grassroots. If the grassroots can't grasp the workings of the voting system being used, it's not really democracy then, is it?
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Renee Pratta
said on 5/8/2013 @ 5:55 am PT...
So, will somebody please explain it to me again. Why do we consider our Country a democracy?
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StPete
said on 5/8/2013 @ 6:20 am PT...
The voter's names and addresses are available from public records. Somebody with the experience, time and money, and something to prove, could quietly drop a paid crew into those districts for a week to do an exit poll.
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StPete
said on 5/8/2013 @ 6:25 am PT...
In March of this year "...former President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate requested a review of the voting machines used in South Carolina. He was concerned about the reliability of the machines and the lack of paper trail to confirm voting results."
The result were conclusive but there was no action, obviously:
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Aubre James
said on 5/8/2013 @ 6:59 am PT...
How does one verify the unverified?
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Ancient
said on 5/8/2013 @ 7:36 am PT...
The voting machines were built to last at the most 5-7 years. Now here we are 12 years later, and anyone who believes the results on those magic boxes is either dumb as shit or mean as hell.
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Ernest A. Canning
said on 5/8/2013 @ 8:03 am PT...
And, as both Brad and I predicted, not a peep out of the MSM about the fact that it is scientifically impossible to determine whether or not there is any validity in the "official results."
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Alan8
said on 5/8/2013 @ 8:12 am PT...
These unverifiable voting machines are inflicted on us with BIPARTISAN agreement.
Yet another reason I vote Green Party.
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Jeannie Dean
said on 5/8/2013 @ 11:50 am PT...
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Charley
said on 5/8/2013 @ 12:07 pm PT...
I agree this looks shady!?!
Come on I could not see any conservative especially a family value guy like Sanford being able to finish by coming up from the rear like this because of his christian family values...except Lindsey Graham.
Definitely setting off my BS sensors.
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Brad Friedman
said on 5/8/2013 @ 12:41 pm PT...
Jeannie Dean said @ 16:
Seems Colbert Busch's name was on the ballot twice in Charleston:
Correct. But, in theory, that would only matter on the paper Absentee ballots. In theory, the touch-screens would allow a vote for her only once, either for Dem Party or Working Families Party, and the vote totals were then combined. You can see the totals, by party, here.
On the absentees, however, there is a possibility that if voters were confused and chose Colbert Busch TWICE (one time for each party line she was listed on), it would be considered an overvote and, despite clear intent of the voter, the ballot would be tossed.
I tweeted about that last night, in the event the final results were declared (by the computer tabulators) to be very close and they would have to go to the VERIFIABLE absentee ballots to determine the final results.
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LinearBob
said on 5/8/2013 @ 2:45 pm PT...
This "election" is as trustworthy as the "election" of Alvin Greene for the US Senate by the Democratic Primary a few years ago. This "election" does not pass the smell test!
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Irwin Mainway
said on 5/8/2013 @ 4:40 pm PT...
54-46 Sanford 'victory' in a special election.
54-46 2013 WI (R) Judge Rebecca Bradley 'victory' in Supreme Court special election, keeping it in Walker's pocket.
54-46 2012 Gov. Scott Walker 'wins' special election.
I say a 54-46 Repub victory is a settled upon number that stops talk of recounts, and yet doesn't demand too much electronic vote switching leading to suspicious results.
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Amy Young
said on 5/8/2013 @ 10:28 pm PT...
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molly cruz
said on 5/9/2013 @ 12:45 am PT...
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jjv
said on 5/9/2013 @ 2:03 am PT...
Waaaahhh!! Democrat lost...Rep CHEATED!!!! WAAAHHH!!
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Brad Friedman
said on 5/9/2013 @ 2:42 am PT...
JJV @ 23 said:
Waaaahhh!! Democrat lost...Rep CHEATED!!!! WAAAHHH!!
Smart take.
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David Lasagna
said on 5/9/2013 @ 6:15 am PT...
And yet another idiotic take, this time by JJV @ 23. Makes me wonder how people who make such foolish and ignorant comments got through school. Isn't there reading comprehension that must be passed? Or did that get thrown out the window?
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Amy Young
said on 5/9/2013 @ 10:19 am PT...
Reply to Molly Cruz:
Given that the SC state constitution was ignored, this election should most definitely be challenged on that alone!
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Amy Young
said on 5/9/2013 @ 10:27 am PT...
Reply to David Lasagna:
People like this don't seem to care that their democracy is slipping out of their grasp, as long as present results work in their favor.
It's only when the PTB choose a candidate that is not to their liking do they wake up and realize that they have lost their voice.
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Amy Young
said on 5/9/2013 @ 10:38 am PT...
Reply to David Lasagna
Clarification: "People like this" = JJV @ 23
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clarence swinney
said on 5/10/2013 @ 7:32 am PT...
How to rig computers.
I voted for Democrats except Sheriff.
I asked to review on screen. Every (100%) of my votes were under R.I had D had go investigate but said no problem. Bull Malarkey.
That software program wAs designed for a certain number would be correct followed by all R.
In Ohio, exit polls by major paper had always been accurate. Kerry by 16. Bush won by 16.!!!!!
Gore won overwhelmingly in Florida recount by three major news sources