Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS, Senator Freedom Works Scorecard Lifetime Score 46%

http://congress.freedomworks.org/legislators/cindy-hyde-smith ^ | Oct254, 2018

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Key Vote Description

Legislator Score / Vote

2018: 115th Congress 46%

• 7: Co-Sponsors of the CREATES Act, S. 974✘ Nay

  Key Vote 7: Co-Sponsors of the CREATES Act, S. 974

  The CREATES Act would grant relief in court for generic and biosimilar competitors seeking FDA approval. This would clear the pathway for new drugs to enter the market, drastically reducing prices through increased competition. The cost savings stemming from this legislation could reach between 15 percent and 50 percent of current prices for impacted drugs. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 8: Co-Sponsors of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, S. 21✔ Yea

  Key Vote 8: Co-Sponsors of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, S. 21

  The REINS Act would require congressional approval for economically significant rules promulgated by federal regulatory agencies. Under the REINS Act, the House and Senate would have to vote on a proposed rule and the president would have to sign it before enforcement of the rule can begin. The bill would give Congress 70 days to pass a resolution to approve a rule. If a resolution is not passed, the rule cannot take effect. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 10: Co-Sponsors of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 1917✘ Nay

  Key Vote 10: Co-Sponsors of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 1917

  SRCA would provide a a comprehensive solution to the myriad of problems marring the federal criminal justice system by offering a three-faceted approach: front-end sentencing reform, back-end corrections reform, and a commission created to study the criminal justice system. These reforms, proven effective at the state level to reducing recidivism, lowering crime, and saving taxpayer dollars can and should be applied to the federal justice system. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 11: Co-Sponsor of the Earmark Elimination Act, S. 2330✘ Nay

  Key Vote 11: Co-Sponsor of the Earmark Elimination Act, S. 2330

  The Earmark Elimination Act would make permanent the temporary moratorium on congressional earmarks put into effect in 2010 by creating a point of order against any provision within a bill that matches the definition of an earmark, and when raised would be stricken absent a two-thirds majority to override. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 14: On the Nomination: Jim Bridenstine to be NASA Administrator✔ Yea

  Key Vote 14: On the Nomination: Jim Bridenstine to be NASA Administrator

  Roll Call 80Array

  Between his time as an aviator in the United States Navy, his firsthand experience serving as the executive director of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium, and his work in Congress, Bridenstine is extraordinarily qualified for the role of NASA administrator. In this role at NASA, Bridenstine will have the ability to bring much-needed reform to the agency, implementing the same principles of free markets and government efficiency that he tirelessly fought for in Congress. Serving on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Bridenstine became a champion of issues pertaining to air and space exploration.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 15: On the Joint Resolution: Indirect Auto Lending CRA Resolution of Disapproval, S.J.Res. 57✔ Yea

  Key Vote 15: On the Joint Resolution: Indirect Auto Lending CRA Resolution of Disapproval, S.J.Res. 57

  Roll Call 76Array

  The passage of this CRA would do nothing to change the prohibition against discrimination in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that the guidance cites. It would simply roll back the gross regulatory overreach of the CFPB in claiming for itself -- behind closed doors and a screen of smoke -- a power that Congress, in the law that created the CFPB, explicitly banned the CFPB from having. As Sen. Moran said, the CFPB “had to work its magic to find a way to regulate auto dealers.” Good governing is done through accountable and transparent processes, not magic.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 16: On the Motion to Proceed: Resolution of Disapproval on Restoring Internet Freedom, S.J.Res 52✔ Nay

  Key Vote 16: On the Motion to Proceed: Resolution of Disapproval on Restoring Internet Freedom, S.J.Res 52

  Roll Call 96Array

  S.J.Res. 52 would undo the Restoring Internet Freedom Order and reinstate the Obama administration’s Internet red tape. This will hurt tech companies, as well as consumers. Internet access is becoming vital to commerce, and many Americans still lack connectivity. In order to get service to these most vulnerable parts of the country, we need an Internet free of the meddling hand of government, so it can innovate and expand as it did for so many years before the Obama-era regulations took effect.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 17: On the Joint Resolution of Disapproval on Restoring Internet Freedom, S.J.Res. 52✔ Nay

  Key Vote 17: On the Joint Resolution of Disapproval on Restoring Internet Freedom, S.J.Res. 52

  Roll Call 97Array

  S.J.Res. 52 would undo the Restoring Internet Freedom Order and reinstate the Obama administration’s Internet red tape. This will hurt tech companies, as well as consumers. Internet access is becoming vital to commerce, and many Americans still lack connectivity. In order to get service to these most vulnerable parts of the country, we need an Internet free of the meddling hand of government, so it can innovate and expand as it did for so many years before the Obama-era regulations took effect.

  "Nay" votes scored. Double Score
• 18: On the Motion to Proceed: Penny Plan Balanced Budget, S.Con.Res. 36✘ Nay

  Key Vote 18: On the Motion to Proceed: Penny Plan Balanced Budget, S.Con.Res. 36

  Roll Call 99Array

  Sen. Paul’s resolution would balance the federal budget in five years by assuming the repeal of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act and from there cutting total outlays by one penny for every dollar spent, continuing for the next five years. At this point, the budget would be fully balanced and spending would be allowed to grow at one percent thereafter. Doing so would reduce spending by $404.8 billion in fiscal year 2019 and by $13.35 trillion over ten years relative to the baseline under current law.

  "Yea" votes scored. Triple Score
• 19: On the Cloture Motion: Toomey Foreign Investment Amendment to H.R. 5515✔ Yea

  Key Vote 19: On the Cloture Motion: Toomey Foreign Investment Amendment to H.R. 5515

  Roll Call 123Array

  Sen. Toomey’s amendment would apply the principles of the REINS Act to CFIUS to make sure Congress has a final say on these regulations. This will mean that only regulations that try to address truly predatory behavior will pass, while those that are unnecessary and anti-market will be stopped from taking effect. This was the intent of Congress when it authorized CFIUS and it should not abandon its ability to set policy in this way. Sen. Toomey’s amendment gives Congress this oversight.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 20: On the Motion to Discharge: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R. 3✔ Yea

  Key Vote 20: On the Motion to Discharge: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R. 3

  Roll Call 134Array

  Approving this initial $15 billion rescissions request in full -- pulling back funds sitting in useless accounts that can only otherwise be used to spend more in the future -- is a task that conservatives in Congress should wholeheartedly endorse. It is one of few opportunities to exercise any semblance of fiscal discipline. It is only one small step towards actually tackling Washington’s out-of-control spending addiction, but it represents a chance to begin this fight.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 21: On the Motion to Table the Lee Amendment to H.R. 5515✘ Yea

  Key Vote 21: On the Motion to Table the Lee Amendment to H.R. 5515

  Roll Call 122Array

  The Lee Amendment ensures that if the government wishes to making any such detention, that it have clear authorization to do so. The entire text of the Lee Amendment is consistent with the Constitution and with the prior Supreme Court cases that govern this issue. This amendment is narrow in scope, and will not hinder our counterterrorism efforts. This is merely to strengthen American citizens’ constitutional protections. The motion to table would kill this important provision.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 22: On the Motion to Table Lee-Cruz Amendment to the Farm Bill, H.R. 2✔ Nay

  Key Vote 22: On the Motion to Table Lee-Cruz Amendment to the Farm Bill, H.R. 2

  Roll Call 141Array

  This amendment would add work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The Senate stripped out this pro-work provision from their version of the Farm Bill. Work requirements are important for helping people rise out of welfare and becoming independent of government assistance. A vote to table the Lee-Cruz Amendment would prevent them from being added back in to the Senate text.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 23: On the Motion to Instruct on H.R. 5895 to Enhance Trade Oversight✘ Nay

  Key Vote 23: On the Motion to Instruct on H.R. 5895 to Enhance Trade Oversight

  Roll Call 151Array

  The motion to instruct simply states: “[M]anagers on the part of the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 5895 be instructed to include language providing a role for Congress in making a determination under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862).”

  The administration has misused Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act to unilaterally impose tariffs – which are taxes – for purposes unrelated to national security. These tariffs threaten American consumers with higher prices and American businesses with retaliatory tariffs imposed by our trading partners.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 24: On Passage of the Farm Bill, H.R. 2✘ Yea

  Key Vote 24: On Passage of the Farm Bill, H.R. 2

  Roll Call 143Array

  This bill makes no effort to reduce dependence on subsidies from the federal government. These subsidies tend to prop up particular crops at the expense of others. Under the last Farm Bill, 94 percent of subsidies went to only six crops. However, those six crops only accounted for 28 percent of production. This is not to mention the fact that one-third of subsidies would go to “farmers” who have a median net worth of $3.8 million. The Farm Bill is one of our nations clearest examples of cronyism for special interests, and the version produced by the Senate continues that tradition, with no attempt at reform.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 25: On the Paul Amendment to H.R. 6147 ✘ Nay

  Key Vote 25: On the Paul Amendment to H.R. 6147

  Roll Call 171Array

  This amendment, sponsored by sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would reduce appropriations in the minibus by 11.39% across the board. This would result in cuts of $17.5 billion and would bring spending in line with the budget caps in place before passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act. Given that we are rapidly approaching a trillion dollar deficit, this is a necessary step to reining in government spending.

  "Yea" votes scored. Double Score
• 26: On the Motion to Extend the National Flood Insurance Program✘ Yea

  Key Vote 26: On the Motion to Extend the National Flood Insurance Program

  Roll Call 173S. 1182

  The amendment would provide for a clean reauthorization without reforms, despite consistent efforts by fiscally-conscious members to modify the program, which is over $20 billion in debt. This is more of the same pattern seen all too often in Congress -- Leadership unwilling to support even the most modest reforms to fiscally irresponsible, flawed programs. With NFIP, only 3 of the 41 reauthorizations in the past 20 years have included any reforms.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 27: On the Motion to Table the Cruz Amendment to H.R. 6147✔ Nay

  Key Vote 27: On the Motion to Table the Cruz Amendment to H.R. 6147

  Roll Call 179Array

  This amendment would prohibit funds from being used to carry out the District of Columbia’s recently-passed Health Insurance Requirement Act. The D.C. mandate states that a “taxpayer who fails to pay the District of Columbia shared responsibility payment imposed...shall be subject to all collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions applicable to unpaid taxes or fees, as provided in Chapter 18, Chapter 41, Chapter 42, Chapter 43, and Chapter 44 of this title.” When dissected fully, this includes levying and seizing property, or even imprisoning individuals for choosing not to purchase health insurance.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 28: On the Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court✔ Yea

  Key Vote 28: On the Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

  Roll Call 223Array

  When it comes more broadly to the rampant expansion of the unconstitutional regulatory state, Judge Kavanaugh is perhaps second to none in standing up for the Constitution. According to Kavanaugh, if Congress hasn’t yet opined on a matter of deep economic significance, any regulation relating to that matter should be presumed unconstitutional. He recognizes that lawmaking, under Article I of the Constitution, was delegated to Congress, not unelected executive branch bureaucrats.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 29: On the Conference Report to H.R. 6157✘ Yea

  Key Vote 29: On the Conference Report to H.R. 6157

  Roll Call 212Array

  H.R. 6157 is more of the same profligate spending resulting from a broken budget process and members unwilling to stand up for their campaign promises of shrinking government and reducing spending. The bill appropriates $33 billion more for Defense than the FY 2018 omnibus and $16 billion more for Labor/HHS. It also includes a CR until December 7, setting up votes on a spending package during the lame-duck session that will almost certainly be packed with last-minute giveaways to special interests.

  "Nay" votes scored.
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Please go to the original source if this post is too confusing.

Groups Scoring Cindy Hyde-Smith Show Votes More in Line With Liberals Than Conservatives.

"In office less than two months, Cindy Hyde-Smith has already been given failing grades by two major conservative groups.

NumbersUSA, a watchdog group seeking to stop illegal immigration, gave Cindy Hyde-Smith a failing grade of just 25%. By comparison, the same organization gave liberal Senator Bernie Sanders the same failing grade at 24%, as well as Mississippi Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson at 22%, making Cindy Hyde-Smith nearly aligned ideologically on immigration with Mississippi’s only Democrat in Congress and the socialist Senator from Vermont. Conservative Senator Ted Cruz scored a 96%. ...

Mark Levin’s Conservative Review rates elected officials on a variety of issues like the budget, spending, the national debt, taxes, the economy, trade, education, foreign policy and defense. In the less-than-two months that Cindy Hyde-Smith has been in office, her Conservative Review score is 50% – another failing grade. ..."

[fieldmarshaldj]

Go Chris McDaniel !

[Yosemitest]

Chris McDaniel (Republican) on On The Issues, Ballotpedia, and Conservative Review.

Also read 5 things to know about Chris McDaniel, GOP candidate for Senate in Mississippi.
"... Here are five key takeaways from the interview:

1. McDaniel says that because he is the only Republican candidate in the race, Republicans have a unique opportunity to unify around his candidacy and avoid a situation like Alabama, where the Establishment went to war against Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., and ultimately lost a senate seat to the Democrats. “If we coalesce around my candidacy … then we avoid the bloodbath, we avoid intra-party conflict. And if we avoid it, the Democrat loses big-time in Mississippi,” he said.

2. McDaniel responded to criticism from Mississippi’s governor that his switch to Cochran’s open seat was “opportunistic”:

It’s funny about that. When I was his Jones County chairperson when he ran for lieutenant governor, he didn’t think I was opportunistic then. When I stood for him in the chamber and fought for his agenda with his top lieutenant in the chamber for four years, he didn’t think I was opportunistic then. When I filed a lawsuit against Obamacare to render it unconstitutional because our state attorney general did not, and he was my client in that lawsuit, he didn’t think I was opportunistic then. When I helped him get to governor, when I helped him campaign door-to-door [and] every other way, he didn’t think I was opportunistic then. You know when he thought it, Daniel? When he finally met with Mitch McConnell.



3. Asked about his record fighting the Mississippi GOP establishment, McDaniel explained how “sometimes the best way to be an effective senator is to be on defense, and that is to kill their bills behind the scenes or to kill their bills with procedural issues.” McDaniel says he has worked to stop Republicans in Mississippi from increasing taxes and growing the size of government. “I’m just tired of Republicans campaigning like conservatives and then voting like Democrats, and people need to hear when they betray our principles,” he said.

4. On government overreach: “It’s time to bring this Constitution back down to within its original boundaries. We can’t do that with lip service. We can’t do that with slick communications directors and press releases. It just takes fires. You gotta stand up, be heard, and hold Republicans accountable. If we hold our party accountable, we have the avenue by which to effectuate change.”

5. Asked if there are any moral or ethical problems that would embarrass conservatives and sink McDaniel’s candidacy, he promised: “I can tell you unequivocally that no, there’s nothing out there that’s going to be so devastating as to cause that type of embarrassment. ... ”

[Sybeck1]

McDaniel has my vote

[DIRTYSECRET]

Why wasn’t McDaniel appointed?

[SMGFan]

In polls , she will come in first for runoff, but beat Espy. But polls also show Espy beating McDaniel

[TBP]

McDaniel for Senator.

[Republican Wildcat]

They don’t run by party ID in this special election apparently. It would be best if Hyde-Smith and McDaniel took first and second place so there is 0% probability of a Democrat taking the seat.

[Yosemitest]

Read this:

"... To say there is some apprehension in some establishment Republican circles in both Mississippi and DC is putting it charitably.
Put simply, many in the donor class of establishment Republicans believed that there were more easily electable options with higher name ID and bigger political profiles available for Bryant to choose than Hyde-Smith.
As we’ve documented, there is a real possibility that the US Senate Majority will be on a razor’s edge,
and party insiders do not relish the prospect of a knock-down, drag-out just to defend a Republican seat . . . in Mississippi. ..."

Also know the background about the "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS' " SMEARS AND LIES against Chris McDaniel’s Voting Records.

Cochran Camp Distorts Chris McDaniel’s Voting Records
" ... So, let us deal with each of these latest smears in succession:
The Smear: “In 2003, Mississippi Republicans were working hard to nominate Haley Barbour in the Republican primary to defeat Democrat Governor Ronnie Musgrove. But Chris McDaniel voted in the Democrat primary instead.”

The Truth: This is charge is not true, but no matter if it was. Haley Barbour was in no risk of losing the nomination whatsoever, but at this time, almost all of Jones County’s elected officials were Democrats, still beholden to “Daddy’s Party.” In local elections in 2003 there were some hotly contested races, especially for sheriff. Most everyone in the county voted on the Democratic side that year.

But what is more interesting is the political change in Jones County in subsequent elections. Chris McDaniel was one of the leaders who convinced many county elected officials to drop their history of allegiance to the Democratic Party and switch to the GOP. More than half of Jones County’s elected officials are now Republicans. This is true Republican leadership.

The Smear: “In 2004, President George W. Bush was being challenged in the general election by liberal Democrat U.S. Senator John Kerry. Chris McDaniel did not vote in that election.”

The Truth: George W Bush was unopposed in the 2004 primaries, neither US Senator was up for re-election, and there was no primary in the 4th Congressional District. A lot of folks didn’t vote.

The Smear: “In 2008, Republicans in Mississippi were nominating a candidate in the primary to take on Barack Obama in the Presidential election. Chris McDaniel did not vote in that election, either.”

The Truth: Jones County’s Circuit Clerk, Bart Gavin, has signed an official document that Senator McDaniel did vote in the 2008 primary election. (McDaniel’s official voting record)

Some people suggest that "Mr. Bryant had “dutifully followed the orders of ”Senator Mitch McConnell" ..." and I believe that to be true.

Cindy Hyde-Smith is NOT REALLY a Republican.
She's a Democrat that turn Republican.
She was NEVER ELECTED.
She was APPOINTED.

You can either vote for the DemocRAT pretending to be a RINO, Ms. Hyde-Smith, who votes with Schumer 50 percent of the time,
or you can vote for a a LIFE-LONG REPUBLICAN, Chris McDaniel .

Burt remember,

EVERY VOTE FOR RINO Cindy Hyde-Smith

IS A VOTE FOR CHUCK SCHUMER !

[RushingWater]

Why is her last name hyphenated?

[Yosemitest]

My guess is, when she married she added the name "Smith" to her maiden name, since she's the daughter of Lorraine Hyde and the late Luther Hyde .

But do NOT forget :

"... In 2008 when Hillary ran for President against Barack Obama, in a barnburner of a campaign that went down to the wire, Cindy Hyde-Smith, the “lifelong conservative,” supported Hillary.
That’s because she was a Democrat, only switching parties in 2010 to run for statewide office.
She has also been dishonest about it during the campaign. ...

... Lifelong conservatives don’t support Hillary Clinton. Period.

Of course, we do know where Cindy Hyde-Smith is very much like Hillary Rodham Clinton:
Her PAC was handed $250,000 by one of Hillary’s top fundraisers
and she has supported gun control efforts in the past,
which is a signature issue for the Clintons.

... there are major issues she left out, probably on purpose.
There is no mention of illegal aliens, amnesty, ICE, or the border wall.
Immigration is the single biggest issue of our time.
Fail to reform it and it’s all over.
Furthermore, there was no mention of Trump’s trade policy, entitlement reform, or structural reform within the federal government, like scaling back the out-of-control judiciary, abolishing the Department of Education, or instituting term limits for Congress.

Did she not want to anger the US Chamber ?
Is that why these issues were left off the table ?
With millions of dollars in ads coming from the Chamber for her campaign, you bet she doesn’t want to anger them.
She’s their girl.

... She has no plan to balance the budget, reduce regulations, or grow the economy, issues you will find in Chris McDaniel’s “Contract with Mississippi.”
He boldly signed onto Rand Paul’s “penny plan” and spelled out his ideas on other major issues facing Mississippi and the nation.
McDaniel doesn’t care if the Chamber hates him.
He’s for the people of Mississippi.

But not Cindy Hyde-Smith.
She not only voted against the “penny plan” to balance the budget,
she ridiculed it, siding with the Establishment in denouncing it as a political stunt and sideshow.
This is the same silly rhetoric we heard from Thad Cochran.
If Cindy Hyde-Smith can’t agree to cut one percent from the federal budget every year until it is balanced,
then she is not serious about balancing the budget.

Say what you will, but the facts are beyond dispute.
Chris McDaniel is the only true conservative in the special election for US Senate
and the only one willing to stand up for real solutions to real problems.
He’s for Mississippi,
not the Chamber of Commerce. ..."

[Sybeck1]

So blame Bryant for not nominating a concensus candidate that the fractured GOP from the 2014 senate primary couldn’t get behind

[Lisbon1940]

It’s a Dr. Jekyll thing.

[leaning conservative]

I do not mean this to be sarcastic, but our dog could beat McDaniel. He is a niche candidate and it seems he will never rise above that.

I will say that his supporters are passionate, so he’s got that going for him. I don’t ever see him rising to the national stage politically.

[Yosemitest]

You couldn’t be more WRONG, even if you tried.

[Yosemitest]

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE that ALL THOSE DEMOCRATS, who voted for Thad Cochran on June 24, 2014, will be voting for that R.I.N.O.
OR do you think they will be voting for the Democrat Mike Espy ?

Only a voter who has no memory at all, will vote AGAINST all their Republican PRINCIPLES for that RINO and Hillary Supporter, Cindy Hyde-Smith .

THEY MAY STILL THINK that the once Democrat Cindy Hyde-Smith is still a Democrat,
and since she still votes with Chuck Schumer 50 PERCENT of the time, SOME OF THEM MIGHT vote for her,
BECAUSE there is on PARTY AFFILIATION GIVE on that SPECIAL ELECTION SEAT.

[trebb]

What can one expect from her Dem challenger?

For that matter, what does the douche-bag that beat Judge Moore in Alabama have as a record so far?

Trump understands that 46% is better than 0% which is what we can expect if we lose any seats....those who insist on all or nothing in all they do will end up starving to death in short order.

[leaning conservative]

I’m just going to disagree. McDaniel doesn’t have anything but a a small vocal base. He is also, not extremely likable which is why he will stay a state politician only, in my opinion.

[Yosemitest]

Don't get me started on that Alabama STEALING OF AN ELECTION that everyone wants to cover up !

Judge Roy Moore won that election.
Did you watch the live coverage of the vote count?

Did you watch the youtube.com video that shows the reduction in the total count of over 2,000 votes (16,028 dropped to 14,321 Roy Moore Write-in votes) of the COMPUTER TOTAL for JUDGE Roy Moore in just one minute, from 6:58 to 6:59 of the LIVE running voting COMPUTER COUNT video Seth Abramson posted, that he shows in his own video ?
Start at 4 minutes 33 seconds into THE VIDEO and go until 16:20, the end of the video.

Tell me ... WHEN does a running total vote count GO DOWN, and NOT UP ?

The live feed from the Alabama Secretary of State Live Reporting of the Alabama US Senate General Election VERIFIED the voter fraud, and ALL the networks showed it in LIVE TIME.
Judge Roy Moore’s Write-In Vote totals WENT DOWN from 24,000 to 16,000, and then WENT DOWN to 14,000 votes !

You want to explain JUST HOW that happens with the time stamped screen shots, without being FRAUD by someone manipulating the totals in LIVE TIME ?

That's 10,000 write-in votes right there ....THAT WERE FLIPPED FROM JUDGE Roy Moore, TO Doug Jones; making a difference of 20,000 Votes stolen.
And that's ASSUMING that Judge Roy Moore got ZERO more votes while the "Vote Flipping" was being done !

Research Bev Harris.
Watch this video about the same voting machine software that Alabama uses :

Fraction Magic - Detailed Vote Rigging Demonstration ( 24:40 )

Things have changed!

Bennie Smith, a Memphis computer programmer, discovered HOW this is done through a

" ... a GEMS tabulator—for Global Election Management System—which is a personal computer installed with Diebold software that sits in a windowless room in the county’s election headquarters.
The tabulator is the brains of the system.
It monitors the voting machines, sorts out which machines have delivered data and which haven’t, and tallies the results.
As voting machines check in and their votes are included in the official count, each machine’s status turns green on the GEMS master panel.
A red light means the upload has failed.

At the end of Memphis’s election night in October 2015, there was no indication from the technician running Shelby County’s GEMS tabulator that any voting machine hadn’t checked in or that any votes had gone missing, according to election commission e-mails obtained by Bloomberg Businessweek.
Yet as county technicians followed up on the evidence from Smith’s poll-tape photo, they discovered more votes that never made it into the election night count, all from precincts with large concentrations of black voters. ... "

Diebold Election Systems changed its name in 2006 to Premier Election Solutions.
Bloomberg's article titled How to Protect Against Election Day Hacking gives more proof of this by Memphis computer programmer Bennie Smith.

"... The method Smith used to catch the problem should be a playbook for any candidate, party or concerned citizen worried about the accurate tallying of their votes:
Smith snapped some pictures of printed voting tallies (known as poll tapes) at a high-turnout polling location and then compared the results there to the electronic tabulations.
This is a very good, if labor-intensive, way to check to ensure that votes are being counted correctly.

Smith has created a proof-of-concept program called Fraction Magic, showing how corrupt officials could tamper with GEMS to manipulate election outcomes.


This map shows all the locations across the U.S. that use the GEMS vote-tabulation system as of Nov 2016.
... "

For more on STEALING ELECTIONS WITH COMPUTERS and Technology Cybercrimes, watch Bloomberg's Digital Defense November 3, 2016 (19:40).

To better understand "THE MASTER KEY" to stealing elections with computers, watch:

Fraction Magic - Detailed Vote Rigging Demonstration ( 24:40 )
Bev Harris

SO ... Someone had better record the LIVE VOTE COUNTING IN MISSISSIPPI .

[trebb]

Judge Roy Moore won that election.

I watched and had the same thoughts.

Hillary also won the popular vote - but she ain't in the WH....do as you will - I'm going with the odds towards helping Trump help the People.