Stein Wont Guarantee Money Goes to Recount ...

[MyNameIsKhan]

https://politicalwire.com/2016/11/25/stein-wont-guarantee-money-goes-recount-effort/

We cannot guarantee a recount will happen in any of these states we are targeting. We can only pledge we will demand recounts in those states.

If we raise more than what’s needed, the surplus will also go toward election integrity efforts and to promote voting system reform.

[Tiggeroshii]

1. Yeah.

...so?

[VulgarPoet]

5. The firing squad is aimed at anyone who isn't full-throatedly Hillary.

You can expect Buzzfeed-worthy clickbait OPs like this until the reform effort ends.

[UCmeNdc]

11. actually she does say it will only be used for the recounts.......

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-recount-scam_us_5839f109e4b09b605600b625

[JTFrog]

2. She said that from the beginning. And she already filed in Wisconsin and it will take place.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/25/election-recount-underway-in-wisconsin-after-stein-files-petition/

She will file the others next week.

[LisaL]

3. The other two states have different rules than WI.

[JTFrog]

4. I know that it is complicated, but I do not feel that she is out to scam anyone as others have

claimed.

I donated because I would be sick to my stomach to just see everyone throw their hands up in the air. I am not optimistic enough to think that the recounts would change anything other than possibly increase the public's desire for a better system.

[womanofthehills]

12. That she is scaming is a Republican talking point

[oberliner]

14. No it's not

Nate Silver ‏@NateSilver538 Nov 25
Not saying this Jill Stein thing is a scam, but if it were a scam, it would probably look a lot like this.

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538

[oberliner]

15. She is taking advantage of those who feel that way

It's understandable why people are donating money; and it's also understandable for Jill to take advantage, as she is doing.

[mythology]

6. That seems logical

The recounts may very well not happen, particularly once the Wisconsin one doesn't reveal anything.

[oberliner]

7. What does she do with the millions in that case?

Give it back?

[LisaL]

8. She already said that money not used for recounts will go to election integrity efforts.

Which actually is one the goals of Green Party. So presumably whatever money is left over they will stay within the Green Party.

"If we raise more than what's needed, the surplus will also go toward election integrity efforts and to promote voting system reform."
https://jillstein.nationbuilder.com/recount

[oberliner]

9. Exactly

I think we are both seeing this for what it is.

[Madam45for2923]

16. WI recoun'st starts Monday! Monday is PA deadline! No time to wait for results

before filing for next State!

Here are the estimated filing fees and deadlines for each state:

Wisconsin: $1.1 million by Nov 25 Friday
Pennsylvania: $0.5 million by Nov 28 Monday
Michigan: $0.6 million by Nov 30 Wednesday

[UCmeNdc]

10. The money is going into a separate Account and will only be used for recount efforts

Stein denied Trump’s claims that funds raised for the recount would be allocated elsewhere.

“For his information, this is all going into a dedicated and segregated account so that it can only be spent on the recount,” Stein told CNN on Saturday.

“He may be creating his own facts here as he’s been known to do some times in the past,” Stein said. “He himself said it was rigged election unless he won it.”

Stein tweeted on Saturday that she would fight for recounts in additional states.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-recount-scam_us_5839f109e4b09b605600b625

[oberliner]

13. What happens to the extra money that is left in the account?

Could be several million dollars.

[Dream Girl]

17. You are fixated on that money.