Jill Stein Surging Recount Costs.

[THE Bigzoman]

I still can't wrap my head around donating to something that should be paid for by taxes if such a recount is deemed necessary. But okay keep donating that money.

Yeah, no.


States shouldn't have to pay for butthurt supporters when their accusations are baseless.

[Mormolyce]

Recounts don't require rigging to deliver different results you know. And this is not unexpected in such a close result. It happened in 2000...

No one has any evidence of tampering or rigging or anything bad.

There's clearly evidence of "anything bad". Direct evidence of rigging, no.

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States shouldn't have to pay for butthurt supporters when their accusations are baseless.

You won't know if they're baseless or not unless they actually recount them.

[Draco-Onis]

Meh whatever floats their boats, considering how many millions the right wing milked out of the Obama being not being born in the U.S conspiracy this is peanuts.

[THE Bigzoman]

Recounts don't require rigging to deliver different results you know. And this is not unexpected in such a close result. It happened in 2000...



There's clearly evidence of "anything bad". Direct evidence of rigging, no.

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You won't know if they're baseless or not unless they actually recount them.

Actually I do.

Even by their own admission, they have no evidence of foul play.

[PACOX]

Why are people so afraid of recounts? Verifications should be the norm.

Also, Wisconson should have done their own recount considering how close the race was there.

[Orbitus]

While I'm amused by the effort, I can't help but think the money would be put to better use to start fixing the problems that caused people to vote for Trump to begin with

There isn't enough money in the world to educate the lower educated that voted for Trump.

[Saucexorzski]

Money to pay the lawyers..or to pay(off) the re-counters......

[Xandrigity]

There isn't enough money in the world to educate the lower educated that voted for Trump.

Or the fools who sent money to Jill Stein

[PACOX]

I feel like Hilary doesn't even GAF about the election anymore.

[Mormolyce]

Actually I do.

Even by their own admission, they have no evidence of foul play.

No evidence =/= no existence.

But hey, if some guy on an MMO forum thinks he knows, clearly I should listen to him.

[Damajin]

Yeah, let'$ only recount the $tate$ Hillary lo$t and not do a general recount. I mean it'$ certainly not fi$hy at all.

Neither I$ her clocking 160k an hour in donation$ and fiddling with all the legale$e on her donation $ite. I gue$$ we can all $ee what the Green in Green Party $tand$ for eh?

[prwraith]

Does it matter what she does with this money. If people are giving it away as long as the recount takes place who cares.

[Wries]

Nothing wrong with a recount. Regardless of who would have won, really. In the long run it de-incentivizes voter frauds.

[Damajin]

Nothing wrong with a re-count. Regardless of who would have won, really. In the long run it de-incentivizes voter frauds.

Sure, then let's recount more than the 3 swing states. The particular focus and emphasis of her 'effort' shows this is a put up job and she's nothing more than a Clinton patsy. Let's verify literally every single vote and throw out every single illegal immigrant, dead person and multiple vote cast. We'll do that for every single election, on top of creating lists that permanently remove the dead and illegals from ever being able to vote.

[Chetnik]

Why are people so afraid of recounts? Verifications should be the norm.

Also, Wisconson should have done their own recount considering how close the race was there.

Virginia, Nevada, Minnesota, Maine, and New Hampshire were pretty close too. Should they also be doing their own recounts or they're ok because they voted the way you wanted them to?

[Ayla]

There are thresholds for automatic recounts set by each state and none of these are close enough for that. These costs are basically there to leave it up to the discretion of the candidate if a recount is needed, but also to discourage frivolously demanding recounts to inhibit normal procedure.

That's what I was thinking too, threshold not met so there shouldn't be a recount. So asking for money, especially 7 million for an unnecessary recount, seems like preying on people's vulnerabilites over a Clinton loss.

[Xandrigity]

Yep, sadly some ppl think they buy a new outcome for the election for the sum of 7 million dollars.

[Deleted]

Haha this is truly magnificient.

[Vynestra]

It's like a bad Kickstarter scam.

Or it's the start of WWIII when we discover those sneaky Russians rigged it after all

Highly unlikely, but if russians did rig it for Trump and Clinton actually won...That'd be interesting.

How would that be handled? I assume she'd un-concede and she'd be president elect..Would it have to go to the courts? The EV doesn't happen til december so I guess trump just would be the loser.

But that is very very unlikely, I am not even slightly hoping for that (even being a clinton supporter), I hope he won fair and square.

The fallout would be absolutely horrific.

[belfpala]

While I'm amused by the effort, I can't help but think the money would be put to better use to start fixing the problems that caused people to vote for Trump to begin with

Could fund half of the budget of my city's public schools. Maybe.