''Some type of computer glitch'' gave Romney Iowa victory.

[Octafish]

The source is the Clinton County GOP chairwoman.

Romney's winning votes go missing after chairman goes to bed

Missing votes from one of Iowa's caucus precincts and a top official who had retired to bed delayed Mitt Romney's wafer-thin victory in the early hours of yesterday.

By Jon Swaine in Des Moines
The Telegraph (UK)
10:41AM GMT 05 Jan 2012

At 1.15am, with almost every vote counted, Rick Santorum was judged to be narrowly ahead. But the 143 votes of the second precinct of the second ward of Clinton County were nowhere to be seen.

Reports that "a man in a truck" was still driving the missing ballots to a counting station were repeated live on several national television networks, before being denied by Republican officials.

As confusion reigned in campaign headquarters and in television studios, a behind-the-scenes search was underway for Edith Pfeffer, the Clinton Republican chairman who had gone to bed without a phone.

SNIP...

She eventually confirmed 51 more votes for Mr Romney and 33 for Mr Santorum.

CONTINUED...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/8992513/Romneys-winning-votes-go-missing-after-chairman-goes-to-bed.html

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, seeing how it's become illegal to criticize government officials.

[Vincardog]

1. Are we sure he wasn't in a black helicopter?

[Octafish]

3. Why do you say that? I thought he was Karl Rove's choice?

I believe you remember, Vincardog: The last guy to cross paths with the BFEE who knew about GOP electoral computer glitches ended up dead in a plane crash.



The suspicious, disturbing death of election rigger Michael Connell

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2008/3320

[Vincardog]

6. It was a poor attempt at humor. I know you do not mess with the BCF and live

[C_U_L8R]

2. Oh look, it's Ben Ginsberg

There are a lot really bad people on the Romney team...
specifically really bad Bush people and you know what kind of shenanigans that means.
For example, Ben Ginsberg, the same creepy lawyer who represented Bush in his recount
has been conveniently popping up all over the place representing Romney.
There's gonna be some sick shit going down.

[Octafish]

5. Guy's bio at Patton Boggs says he's an expert on recounts.

Ginsberg also is expert at post-census redistricting, apparently to the benefit of the GOP.

http://www.pattonboggs.com/bginsberg/

I wonder if he's chums with Cass Sunstein and Phil Zelikow? Washington really is a small town.

[starroute]

8. Ginsberg has been all over everything nasty

I laid it all out at DU2 at one point -- but a lot of those old posts aren't coming up properly when I click on the links.

Short version is that he's been involved in recounts from Bush 2000 to Norm Coleman to Judge Prosser in Wisconsin.

He was the lawyer for the Swift Boat Veterans in 2004.

Back in the 90's, he was representing several secretive trusts that seemed to have been designed to money-launder Koch brothers contributions to the Republican National Committee.

And I'm sure there are a couple more that I've forgotten.

[liberal N proud]

4. Isn't that special!

[Octafish]

7. The lady sounded really nice on an NPR interview.

Linda Wertheimer found the missing votes story cute.

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/04/144664566/clinton-county-votes-determine-iowa-caucus-winner

Wish they'd both read more about the GOP's real leaders.

[surrealAmerican]

9. How's that go again ...

... "the tears of sorrow last forever, but the tears of laughter melt a fortnight after."

I guess it's true for votes too.

[KamaAina]

10. Actually, I thought that nine of Santorum's ballots were spoiled

because they were covered with some sort of frothy mixture.

[zappaman]

12. +1 and please do not forget to google "santorum" daily! n/t

[w8liftinglady]

13. lol... check!

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Not that Iowa caucus numbers really mean anything

They don't directly determine convention delegates, and the eventual delegates are not bound to vote for any candidate anyway. As people have said, it's a glorified straw poll that gives a snapshot of Iowan support for the candidates, that's all.

[customerserviceguy]

15. It was important for the Republicon establishment

that Mittens was the "winner", no matter how many of these simple paper ballots they had to fake in the middle of the night. Even Rush Limpballs knows that, out of curiousity, I caught his radio show the day after the caucuses.

Finally, he and I agree on something...

[Matariki]

14. Oh surprise surprise