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 Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)

19. The problem with Florida 2000, IMHO...

Reply to Hekate (Reply #13)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 02:28 PM

Aug 2018

...began in the state legislature funding process... Republicans equipped Republican counties with modern, accurate (.1 % error rate), optical scan ballot machines... BUT, refused to fund Democratic counties for upgrades from ancient, inaccurate (10% error rate), punch cards. ANOTHER form of vote suppression... increase accuracy where you want to count ALL the votes, but decrease accuracy where you don't want to count so much.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

30 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Really repugs? Ohio just found 588 previously uncounted votes in a Columbus suburb. [View all] FM123 Aug 2018 OP

This is exactly what I meant about the Detroit Suburbs. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #1

I thought all votes had to True Blue American Aug 2018 #8

Remember Florida 2000? Bags were dumped in trash bins and boxes shoved in warehouses. Hekate Aug 2018 #13

In 2000 I wasn't as politically motivated as I am now ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #14

Well, I was reading the MSM in the form of the Los Angeles Times. I didn't join DU until 9/2002. Hekate Aug 2018 #17

Do not forget True Blue American Aug 2018 #22

Don't forget Lieberman insisting on counting ALL absentee military votes, deurbano Aug 2018 #18

The problem with Florida 2000, IMHO... targetpractice Aug 2018 #19

Exactly. Of course, they were willing to spend the money to purge thousands of eligible voters deurbano Aug 2018 #20

Butterfly ballots that had a county full of elderly Jewish voters picking anti-Semite Pat Robertson Hekate Aug 2018 #21

Stolen presidency. Then Bush tortured people. EndGOPPropaganda Aug 2018 #27

Guess who the Governor was? True Blue American Aug 2018 #23

Jeb & Katherine Harris. targetpractice Aug 2018 #24

So am I. True Blue American Aug 2018 #25

Whatever became of Katherine (Spunk and Moxie) Harris? Hekate Aug 2018 #29

What about Detroit Suburbs? DownriverDem Aug 2018 #16

Wonder if there are more. A 1,500 vote deficit is not a lot to overcome with 8,500 absentee and kysrsoze Aug 2018 #2

You know the provisionals will mostly go Democratic. I agree. This isn't over. Squinch Aug 2018 #3

It won't truly be over until after the GENERAL ELECTION. DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #4

That's very true. Squinch Aug 2018 #5

Wisconsin excels at finding "missing"... 3catwoman3 Aug 2018 #6

How many more uncounted votes are still out there in OH-12? KPN Aug 2018 #7

Raised to 8000. Provsional and Absentee. True Blue American Aug 2018 #11

Win Win either way djacq Aug 2018 #9

and they'll have a rematch in November, if I'm not mistaken NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #15

K&R, Nah ... this has never happened in Ohio before, you know first time and stuff /sarcasm uponit7771 Aug 2018 #10

Turner and Chabot True Blue American Aug 2018 #12

How many elections right now are neck-and-neck and are still undecided? VOX Aug 2018 #26

Whichever way it goes JCMach1 Aug 2018 #28

I hope they have a lot of observers watching the counting. Amaryllis Aug 2018 #30