Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

NorCen_CT

(176 posts)
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 01:31 PM Nov 2018

This North Carolina Election Stinks to High Heaven (NC-9) - Esquire / Charles Pierce

An analysis by Catawba College political scientist Michael Bitzer suggested more aberrations. In seven of the eight counties in the 9th District, for example, McCready won a lopsided majority of the mailed-in absentee ballots. But not in Bladen County. There, Republican Mark Harris won 61 percent even though registered Republicans accounted for only 19 percent of the county’s accepted absentee ballots.
Unaffiliated voters accounted for 39 percent. Bitzer said Harris’ margin “could potentially come from all those unaffiliated voters.” “But to have each and every one of those unaffiliated voters vote Republican, that’s pretty astonishing,” he added. “If that’s the case, there’s a very concerted effort to use that method to one candidate’s advantage. . . . But at that level there’s something else beyond a concerted effort that could be at work.”


https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a25359189/north-carolina-ninth-district-election-suspicious/

You would *think* that something big would be done about this (above and beyond the non-certification of the results), but it looks like this has been happening for quite some time...
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
This North Carolina Election Stinks to High Heaven (NC-9) - Esquire / Charles Pierce (Original Post) NorCen_CT Nov 2018 OP
Audit Catawba Qutzupalotl Nov 2018 #1
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»This North Carolina Elect...