What's in your ballot?

[Undertoad]

You can't really learn about candidates. They lie at every level. Good luck with your voting.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/White...231222981.html

[BigV]

that's a pretty shitty story. I don't dispute your point that liars are in politics at every level, but that doesn't mean they're all liars. your story is an exceptional exception. and I think we can, no, must proceed with the imperfect information we're able to glean. even the reporter got the story right out there in Houston .

on top of which, SOMEONE IS going to be elected, and "govern" me, I have a vested interest in doing my best to make sure that the best candidate wins the election .

[glatt]

Originally Posted by glatt

The board is investigating. It would be very unusual for 50% of the people who went through the trouble of requesting absentee ballots to not bother casting them.

They found the missing ballots. Apparently they had inadvertently used the machine total from earlier in the night instead of the final tally. They fixed it. Last I heard, the democrat was now ahead by around 1000 votes instead of the republican by 700 votes. Now they have to finish looking at the provisional ballots.

[Lamplighter]

17 votes in the Republican favor ???

Yeah sure.

[glatt]

Now it's 117 in the democrat's.

where's that see-saw smilie when you need it?

They're supposed to finish counting today and certify the results, but there will absolutely be a recount, so we'll know in December.

[Lamplighter]

Virginia and Fairfax County counting results are crazy !

3000 ballots not counted !

This story should be in the Ooooops thread

[glatt]

It's that crazy everywhere.

You only notice it here because it's a close race and because they are transparent.

They will get it right by the time they finish the recount in December. And you'll get to watch them make the sausage every step of the way.

[Lamplighter]

You only notice it here because it's a close race and because they are transparent.

Because it's close... well, maybe
Because it's transparent... I don't think so.

* The Republican State DA runs for a different office, but does not recuse himself from election decisions.

* Virginia Electorial Board ordered thousands of names to be purged from voter lists just a few days before the election.

* When the Republicans are behind in the count,
the State Electorial Board changed the rule on counting ballots.
... voters with probationary ballots are now required to return in person to validate their ballot.

* When the Republicans are ahead in the count,
the Electorial Board indicates plan to certify the election results
... but social media leak news that 3000 ballots from (heavily Democratic) Fairfax County have not been counted

This election has been "transparent" only in the sense that investigative reporting has made it public.

[glatt]

So it's been transparent only in the sense that it's been transparent.

[Lamplighter]

So it's been transparent only in the sense that it's been transparent.

Not really. "...transparent only in the sense of "... i.e., "exposed"

Dr Phil says the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
But, I agree we have to wait to see how it goes from here...

[glatt]

The word transparent means that you can see it. It doesn't mean that the thing you can see is good or bad. It only means you can see it.

[Lamplighter]

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