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: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Friday November 25 2016, @09:54AM
You know I did wonder, before the results were out, whether all his accusations of vote rigging and refusal to accept the results was in fact a cunning trap, to box Hilary and her supporters into a corner. Think about it. If the Dems do suspect cheating, they are now going to look pretty stupid now crying foul after all the outrage they (rightfully) displayed about Trump refusing to accept the results and his pre-emptive accusations of cheating.
But there again, if there were to be vote-rigging, which side do you really think would be guilty? The links between Diebold and the Republican party are many and well-known. Wasn't there a leaked document or something back in the Bush era when the head of Diebold promised to "deliver" the election to the Republican candidate?
(Score: 2) by Nollij on Friday November 25 2016, @09:47PM
You are thinking of Walden O'Dell [wikipedia.org].
While the concern is legitimate, it wasn't the smoking gun that many remember.