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Obama administration throws cold water on vote recount effort
Business Insider ^ | November 25, 2016 | Bryan Logan

Posted on 11/25/2016 10:01:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Officials in the Obama administration threw cold water on the effort to recount votes in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania on Friday.

The effort was spearheaded by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who echoed arguments that Russia may have hacked US voting machines to interfere with the outcome of the November 8 election.

A statement from the Obama administration cited by The New York Times acknowledged that the Kremlin likely expected the hacking of some Democratic Party entities in the run-up to Election Day to raise questions about the voting process and the legitimacy of President-elect Donald Trump's victory.

"Nevertheless, we stand behind our election results, which accurately reflect the will of the American people," the statement read.

Speculation that electronic voting machines could be hacked has largely been debunked, primarily because the machines are not connected to the internet.

Stein contended that this was a "hack-riddled election," that warrants a second look at the votes. Trump won by thin margins in the three states Stein aims to contest.

The Green Party sought to raise $7 million to fund the recount. Fundraising surpassed the $5 million mark on Friday. For her part, Stein only received one percent of the vote nationally.

Election officials in Wisconsin accepted a recount petition on Friday and announced that the effort was underway....

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan; US: Pennsylvania; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016recount; election; hillary; michigan; obama; pennsylvania; recount; stein; trump; wisconsin
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To: jonrick46

And dead.


81 posted on 11/26/2016 3:38:09 AM PST by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: JediJones

How secure are those machines now that the election is over. Is their secure chain of custody?


82 posted on 11/26/2016 3:42:45 AM PST by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: FredZarguna

What happens to the votes and the machines once the election is over? At this late date is there a secure chain of custody?


83 posted on 11/26/2016 3:46:04 AM PST by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

If voter fraud is found , in any great quantity, it would destroy the DemoRAT meme that there is no cheating
and that there is no voter fraud, at all. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

BING BADDA BING!

YOU WIN THE POST OF THREAD AWARD.

( Trump won despite their cheat!)


84 posted on 11/26/2016 3:54:31 AM PST by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Trump20162020

Since the polls closed in Michigan the democrat s have been adding new ballots by the truckload I am sure.


85 posted on 11/26/2016 3:58:17 AM PST by stockpirate (OBAMA MUST BE ON THE PAYROLL OF THE CLINTON FOUNDATION.)
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To: Maceman
Why is the Obama administration taking this position?

Probably understands that he and the Dims have much more to lose with this farce than they stand to gain - added scrutiny is never good for them.

86 posted on 11/26/2016 4:03:45 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Maceman

He wants them GONE...If Obama wants to be leader of dem party,can’t have Clinton’s and cronies around..


87 posted on 11/26/2016 4:18:29 AM PST by Hambone 1934
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To: funfan

Stein gets wisconsin..Obama signaled to the other 2 states,no go...They won’t do it..Wonder how pissed dems will be when Stein gets to keep money


88 posted on 11/26/2016 4:20:12 AM PST by Hambone 1934
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
A statement from the Obama administration

He really, really still hates the Clintons, doesn't he.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahahaha! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

89 posted on 11/26/2016 4:22:41 AM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: vette6387
"2. They know nothing will be found and it will further ruin the RAT Party.

This.

Bobo knows Jill will use that money against DEMOCRATS.

90 posted on 11/26/2016 4:26:23 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Protocol: "President Trump"; subsequent references "The President" or "Pres. Trump". NO "POTUS")
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To: Maceman

I suspect that the winds of change in DC may have shifted too much for Barry to do otherwise.


91 posted on 11/26/2016 4:30:26 AM PST by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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To: P-Marlowe
The Obama administration is quite aware of the fact that a manual recount in Pennsylvania will likely show hundreds of thousands of dead voters, illegal aliens and duplicative voters.

I would love for PA to shed this embarassing claim to fame.
92 posted on 11/26/2016 4:32:55 AM PST by smileyface (Things looking up in RED PA!)
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To: flaglady47
"Clinton campaign are paying a good chunk of dough to finance this stealth recount effort, and the Green Party will get money that way too."

Except for Nutjob Neera, the rest of the Cankelites know that every penny Jill gets in excess will be used against them, not the GOP.

The funding is coming from Soros and the sizable TDS tumor on the body politic. Probably some Tedlims too lol...

93 posted on 11/26/2016 4:33:02 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Protocol: "President Trump"; subsequent references "The President" or "Pres. Trump". NO "POTUS")
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To: Trump20162020
"Stein contended that this was a 'hack-riddled election,'"

Which is why she wants a recount of Michigan.

Which uses only paper ballots.

Hey!

When you have paper, you can hack up a lung lugi into it!

RUSSIANS HACKED INTO THE PAPER BALLOTS TOO, SPOILING VOTES ONLY FOR HILLARY!!!

Hack! Hack! Hack!

94 posted on 11/26/2016 4:37:28 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Obama administration throws cold water on vote recount effort

No; O threw gasoline on Russian/American relations.


A statement from the Obama administration cited by The New York Times acknowledged that the Kremlin likely ...

95 posted on 11/26/2016 4:44:17 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: FredZarguna

ping


96 posted on 11/26/2016 4:45:22 AM PST by LouisianaJoanof Arc
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The recount will happen. The Obama administration saying this is like him saying they support the Trump presidency while behind the scenes working with protesters


97 posted on 11/26/2016 4:48:33 AM PST by Trump-a-licious
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To: FredZarguna

“In my precinct, where I have been both a clerk and judge of elections for many years until recently, we have optically scanned paper ballots which are retained.”

I read last night in some completely authoritative MSM article that Pennsylvania is one of the few states that have no paper trail of votes. Looks like this is a case of the blind leading the blind.

The fact that Stein is not laughed out of the country when she pretends altruistic motives for what she is doing reflects the make-believe bubble multitudes are living in.


98 posted on 11/26/2016 4:59:06 AM PST by odawg
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To: odawg

Jill Stein = Susan Rice = paid patsy


99 posted on 11/26/2016 5:00:32 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Does America still have lots of safe closets?)
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To: Psalm 144
I've been wondering why Obama would want hillary to win. With her in the WH, the very bad Obama/hillary record on foreign affairs would be rewritten with him blamed for all of her missteps. Trump's successful campaign rhetoric placed most of the blame on the Butcher of Benghazi (a freeper's term, not DJT's)

Not that they don't both deserve blame for putting world civilization into a tailspin. I'm just point out that the victor writes the history.

100 posted on 11/26/2016 5:00:55 AM PST by grania
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