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babylonsister

(171,056 posts)
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 06:21 PM Nov 2018

Republicans Are Scared In Florida As Sean Hannity Calls Recount An Illegal Democrat Plot

https://www.politicususa.com/2018/11/08/republicans-are-scared-in-florida-as-sean-hannity-calls-recount-an-illegal-democrat-plot.html

Posted on Thu, Nov 8th, 2018 by Jason Easley
Republicans Are Scared In Florida As Sean Hannity Calls Recount An Illegal Democrat Plot


Trump propaganda minister Sean Hannity showed how scared the regime is in Florida when he attacked the recount as an illegal Democratic plot.

Hannity said via Media Matters:

I want to start in the state of Florida because it looks like the typical, predictable, Democratic tactics of whatever it takes to win might be going on as it relates to the election of Rick Scott as the new senator from Florida and of course Ron DeSantis the new governor of Florida. I first took note of this when I saw Marco Rubio’s tweet from earlier today, “Broward elections supervisors ongoing violation of Florida law requiring timely reporting isn’t just annoying incompetence, it has opened the door for lawyers to come here and try and steal a seat in the U.S. Senate and Florida cabinet.”


Now the margin of victory of the Florida Senate race, that’s Rick Scott’s race, has gone from 53,000 votes on election night to 22,000 votes. And it all seems to be coming down to one county, and that would be, now shocking, Broward County. Home of the hanging, swinging, dimpled, pimpled, you know, chad controversy in 2000 with Bush and Gore. And the board of elections is refusing to now say how many ballots remain to be counted. There are laws that they’ve got to be upholding here. My sources are telling me that in fact there is now an ongoing investigation into what is happening down there and each day more votes are just appearing out of nowhere from Nelson and Gillum.

Audio of Hannity on his radio show @ link~

Republicans are terrified that their Florida win will turn into a loss

The consequences of an Andrew Gillum win in Florida are national and they will impact Trump’s reelection campaign. A Democratic governor would make it easier to vote and knock down the suppression efforts of current Gov. Rick Scott. The lesson learned in 2008 in Florida is that when more people can vote, they do, and they overwhelmingly support Democrats.

It takes some serious stones for Hannity to try to pull a reverse Florida 2000 on Democrats. Republicans have been trying to steal elections in Florida and Georgia, and the GOP panic is doubled in Florida, but Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum unconceded, which means that the race is back on in Florida, and Republicans are terrified that when all the votes are counted, they will lose.
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Republicans Are Scared In Florida As Sean Hannity Calls Recount An Illegal Democrat Plot (Original Post) babylonsister Nov 2018 OP
How can it be illegal if it is automatic when within certain percentages? dameatball Nov 2018 #1
Cuz Republicans say it is... LakeArenal Nov 2018 #2
It's not. Consider the source. nt babylonsister Nov 2018 #3
How can it be illegal to follow the law? gratuitous Nov 2018 #5
Trying to start a Brooks Bros. Riot II? muntrv Nov 2018 #4
"Trump propaganda minister Sean Hannity" is EXACTLY what he is. CurtEastPoint Nov 2018 #6
Why is the state of Florida so screwed up? Buckeyeblue Nov 2018 #7
Republicans In It to Win It Nov 2018 #9
Many reasons. dameatball Nov 2018 #10
I'M NOT LISTENING! In It to Win It Nov 2018 #8

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. How can it be illegal to follow the law?
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 06:31 PM
Nov 2018

I think Hannity's thinking of the Bush debacle of 2000 (and come on, Florida, it's been 18 goddam years - get your act together). The Gore campaign, following Florida's election law, filed challenges to the ballot totals in three counties just before the 72 hour deadline. The Bush campaign, caught flat-footed, immediately launched a public relations attack because they missed the legal deadline to file any challenges. Luckily, the governor of Florida was the candidate's brother, and the secretary of state for Florida was the Republican candidate's statewide campaign manager. With such key personnel in the right positions, legalities were brushed aside, and the Bush campaign was allowed to contest the challenges.

Despite the proceedings being about Florida state law, the Bush campaign filed a federal court petition, which took precedence over the state court proceedings, and eventually wound up at the Supreme Court, where five justices who owed their careers to the Republican candidate's family were waiting to write some new laws without establishing a legal precedent.

Remember any of that, Sean?

dameatball

(7,397 posts)
10. Many reasons.
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 08:42 PM
Nov 2018

No state income tax for people who have raised their kids and paid for roads/school elsewhere.
Multiple enclaves that have formed their own golf course communities of mostly like minded people.
Racist low wage income earners that have to compete with diverse ethnicities.
People who are too dumb to realize that their home insurance rates are higher due to supplementing rich people of the coastlines.
Racists in general.

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