Topic: How come the Republicans always act so defensive?
Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #80,432
Rick Scott is now filing a complaint?
So the Democrats requested a re-count, why not just let them have it?
If you're so confident that it wouldn't make a difference and that you still won then there is nothing to fear.
Doing this shit only makes you suspicious.
So the Democrats requested a re-count, why not just let them have it?
If you're so confident that it wouldn't make a difference and that you still won then there is nothing to fear.
Doing this shit only makes you suspicious.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #936,012
He is just worried about losing.Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 35 minutes later, 38 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #936,017
because there fags
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 41 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #936,020
It's directly related to how criminal Democrats act.
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 43 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #936,022
Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 46 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #936,023
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 50 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #936,027
Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #936,030
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,031
They're requesting a recount, but with boxes full of Democrat votes they "forgot" to count the first time (by an amazing and completely unforeseen coincidence, they "forgot" just enough Democratic votes to push it over the edge).
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,040
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
You have to love the "ZOMG! Recounts must mean election fraud! Magic ballots appear out of nowhere!" story every embattled Republican candidate seems to be shouting at anyone who will listen. They will keep shouting that until the recount starts favoring them. Then the recount will become the right and orderly rule of law.
You have to love the "ZOMG! Recounts must mean election fraud! Magic ballots appear out of nowhere!" story every embattled Republican candidate seems to be shouting at anyone who will listen. They will keep shouting that until the recount starts favoring them. Then the recount will become the right and orderly rule of law.
Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,043
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 46 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,044
Kind of like when Hillary lost, she demanded a recount. She couldn't accept the poll results.
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 7 years ago, 15 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,045
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Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,052
A few races have been really teetering back and forth with some absentee ballots still coming in. One day it will look like a solid D lead and the next it will shift over to slight R lead. It's fun to watch the candidates try to figure out if they should be outraged or pleased about the greater scrutiny of vote totals.
@936,043 (D)
Great investigate away. Maybe you should call up the FBI and let them know how you know all this.
@936,043 (D)
Great investigate away. Maybe you should call up the FBI and let them know how you know all this.
Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 14 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,060
@previous (F)
> the greater scrutiny of vote totals.
You know there is only one total, right? That's why it's being investigated
> the greater scrutiny of vote totals.
You know there is only one total, right? That's why it's being investigated
Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 18 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,065
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,066
@previous (F)
No moron. The way elections work is there's only one vote total. What you do with that total determines how elections are won. In america, if it's an even number, democrats win, and if it's an odd number, Republicans win. Please get educated.
No moron. The way elections work is there's only one vote total. What you do with that total determines how elections are won. In america, if it's an even number, democrats win, and if it's an odd number, Republicans win. Please get educated.
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q. joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,068
@936,030 (D)
u mean like how bush won in 2000 by getting the florida AG to throw a bunch of black ppl off the rolls in florida? pretty sure that was the republicants not the dems. so whos criminal now
u mean like how bush won in 2000 by getting the florida AG to throw a bunch of black ppl off the rolls in florida? pretty sure that was the republicants not the dems. so whos criminal now
Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #936,069
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,072
Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 7 years ago, 18 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,078
@936,040 (F)
I was hoping for someone to point out that Florida recounts are what got Dubya into the oval office, thus forcing me to backtrack and explain how somehow recounts have switched from benefiting R to D in the past 18 years.
I do think alleging voter fraud was an excellent move for Trump in the 2016 election. If he lost, he could claim fraud. If he won, the other side can't claim the election was rigged because they spent months breathlessly "debunking" the possibility of voter fraud.
Of course, the other side did end up claiming the elections were rigged, just by Russia instead of ballot stuffing.
I was hoping for someone to point out that Florida recounts are what got Dubya into the oval office, thus forcing me to backtrack and explain how somehow recounts have switched from benefiting R to D in the past 18 years.
I do think alleging voter fraud was an excellent move for Trump in the 2016 election. If he lost, he could claim fraud. If he won, the other side can't claim the election was rigged because they spent months breathlessly "debunking" the possibility of voter fraud.
Of course, the other side did end up claiming the elections were rigged, just by Russia instead of ballot stuffing.
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Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,081
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
> I do think alleging voter fraud was an excellent move for Trump in the 2016 election.
And such a flagrantly authoritarian move doesn't concern you?
Oh, what am I saying? Of course it doesn't.
> I do think alleging voter fraud was an excellent move for Trump in the 2016 election.
And such a flagrantly authoritarian move doesn't concern you?
Oh, what am I saying? Of course it doesn't.
Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,083
@previous (J)
How is saying "the other side is using fraud to rig the election" authoritarian? It's anti-authoritarian, because authoritarian states rig elections.
How is saying "the other side is using fraud to rig the election" authoritarian? It's anti-authoritarian, because authoritarian states rig elections.
Meta !Sober//iZs double-posted this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,084
@936,081 (J)
Also it's pretty damn authoritarian to say the election was illegitimate because the population got to see information the ruling party didn't want them to see (Wikileaks).
Also it's pretty damn authoritarian to say the election was illegitimate because the population got to see information the ruling party didn't want them to see (Wikileaks).
Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 15 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,093
@936,078 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
> If he lost, he could claim fraud.
He won, and he still claimed fraud. It makes me think he probably didn't expect the win and didn't know how to reverse course. Given how many angry tweets he made about the system being rigged and stories about thousands of voters being bused in from wherever and all the "proof" that he said he had about the 2016 popular vote that never materialized, I think he expected to be able to keep beating the "crooked Hillary" drum while playing the victim for four more years. He didn't even really have much more than the "crooked Hillary" line for his first year or so in office either.
It's a little worrisome that after two years solidly in power, the strategy is still pretending to be the victim by claiming that any result they don't like is fraud. Especially given Trump's history of yelling fraud at anything and everything just to see what might stick in the popular imagination for a while. Republicans seem to be allergic to calm, thorough investigations these days.
> If he lost, he could claim fraud.
He won, and he still claimed fraud. It makes me think he probably didn't expect the win and didn't know how to reverse course. Given how many angry tweets he made about the system being rigged and stories about thousands of voters being bused in from wherever and all the "proof" that he said he had about the 2016 popular vote that never materialized, I think he expected to be able to keep beating the "crooked Hillary" drum while playing the victim for four more years. He didn't even really have much more than the "crooked Hillary" line for his first year or so in office either.
It's a little worrisome that after two years solidly in power, the strategy is still pretending to be the victim by claiming that any result they don't like is fraud. Especially given Trump's history of yelling fraud at anything and everything just to see what might stick in the popular imagination for a while. Republicans seem to be allergic to calm, thorough investigations these days.
Anonymous J replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,095
@936,083 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Are you kidding? Lying about the election being rigged when you think you'll lose is a classic authoritarian move. Third world dictators do exactly the same thing.
I just don't understand how you can call yourself a libertarian, but overlook and even approve of this blatant authoritarianism. Trump and his allies have tried to undermine the free press, the judiciary and the vote, and this really doesn't cause a iota of concern?
You don't even have the excuse of being one of those brainwashed FART morons, either.
@936,084 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
WikiLeaks was taking a side, Meta. I think it's pretty obvious they were backing one side in particular. That's interference.
Are you kidding? Lying about the election being rigged when you think you'll lose is a classic authoritarian move. Third world dictators do exactly the same thing.
I just don't understand how you can call yourself a libertarian, but overlook and even approve of this blatant authoritarianism. Trump and his allies have tried to undermine the free press, the judiciary and the vote, and this really doesn't cause a iota of concern?
You don't even have the excuse of being one of those brainwashed FART morons, either.
@936,084 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
WikiLeaks was taking a side, Meta. I think it's pretty obvious they were backing one side in particular. That's interference.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,104
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,105
These liberal tears are sooo delicious.
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