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CNN Wire reports via KTLA TV in Los Angeles
Hillary Clinton's campaign is being urged by a number of top computer scientists to call for a recount of vote totals in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
[...] The computer scientists believe they have found evidence that vote totals in the three states could have been manipulated or hacked and presented their findings to top Clinton aides [on November 17].
The scientists, among them J. Alex Halderman, the director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society, told the Clinton campaign they believe there is a questionable trend of Clinton performing worse in counties that relied on electronic voting machines compared to paper ballots and optical scanners.
[...] [It was noted that] Clinton received 7 percent fewer votes in counties that relied on electronic voting machines, which the group said could have been hacked.
Their group told Podesta and Elias that while they had not found any evidence of hacking, the pattern needs to be looked at by an independent review.
[...] A former Clinton aide declined to respond to questions about whether they will request an audit based on the findings.
Additionally, at least three electors have pledged to not vote for Trump and to seek a "reasonable Republican alternative for president through Electoral College" according to a [November 16 statement] from a group called the Hamilton Electors, which represents them.
"The Founding Fathers created the Electoral College as the last line of defense", one elector, Michael Baca, said in a statement, "and I think we must do all that we can to ensure that we have a reasonable Republican candidate who shares our American values."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 25 2016, @07:27AM
Oh, well then you must not be aware of the 50 some odd other parties that were running, including Socialist Equality and Socialist Workers Party
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/candidates.phtml [thegreenpapers.com]
Obviously you must be posting from the People's Republic of Korea, or terribly ignorant.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Friday November 25 2016, @08:51AM
On the other side of the planet to you in the U.S., we didn't hear about much more than Trump, HRC, Stein, Johnson and Sanders.
Ignorant? How many parties or candidates stood in the last election in England, or Australia, or Canada?
Even politically aware, motivate people don't know about their own country, let alone any other.
And barely 50% of elegible people in the US even bother to vote!
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 25 2016, @09:13AM
You're right! Not being fully aware of the politics in England, it would be incredibly ignorant of me to comment on the general tenor of the politics there.
Now only if the rest of you internet-experts could return the favor.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Friday November 25 2016, @09:37AM
Maybe the person posting the accusation of ignorance could have said "hey, there were 50 parties, not just three"
Alas, the politics of the US seems to have repercussions for the entire planet, so it is quite reasonable for anyone to comment, even if they don't have detailed knowledge of every specific aspect of US electoral law or processes.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Friday November 25 2016, @09:30AM
...you must not be aware of the 50 some odd other parties that were running...
I was, in fact, under the impression that there were five (not counting "none of the above") candidates for POTUS. Thank you for the correction.
To let a five way election degenerate into a two horse race (between the same two horses again) is a misuse of votes. To do the same with "50 some odd" candidates is... breathtaking.
Obviously you must be posting from the People's Republic of Korea
Fortunately, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea does not need to go through your charade, having an Eternal President of the Republic [wikipedia.org]. I feel quietly confident that you imperialistic running dog capitalists will soon (within the next four years) see the wisdom of adopting a similarly enlightened constitution.
[/sarcasm] Note: "quietly confident" is a euphemism for "bloody worried".
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 25 2016, @09:52AM
The People's Republic of Korea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Korea [wikipedia.org]
was actually what I was referring to.
The program of the PRK was presented in its September 14 twenty-seven point program. The program included: "the confiscation without compensation of lands held by the Japanese and collaborators; free distribution of that land to the peasants; rent limits on the nonredistributed land; nationalization of such major industries as mining, transportation, banking, and communication; state supervision of small and mid-sized companies; …guaranteed basic human rights and freedoms, including those of speech, press, assembly, and faith; universal suffrage to adults over the age of eighteen; equality for women; labor law reforms including an eight-hour day, a minimum wage, and prohibition of child labor; and "establishment of close relations with the United States, USSR, England [sic], and China, and positive opposition to any foreign influences interfering with the domestic affairs of the state."
Not doing so hot on this ignorance thing, ain't 'cha?
(Score: 2, Troll) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Friday November 25 2016, @10:07AM
The People's Republic of Korea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Korea [wikipedia.org]
was actually what I was referring to.
Sorry, I don't get the connection with the candidates in the election you've been through. You'll need to explain.
Not doing so hot on this ignorance thing, ain't 'cha?
Not used to it, I'll need to ask for your help.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.