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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:43 PM Dec 2017

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My county went to Moore by 32 votes.

I am happy to see our county is 49% sane. I am happy I went to vote.
don't know if those figures need a 2nd look.

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My county went to Moore by 32 votes. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 OP

It all depends on how many provisional ballots were forced on black voters. Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #1

This Roland99 Dec 2017 #4

What was the margin in 2016? Kaleva Dec 2017 #2

Have to admit I did not know. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #3

Sounds like a big improvement over 2016 which bodes well for Jones Kaleva Dec 2017 #6

whow. just whow. riversedge Dec 2017 #5

Tuscaloosa FTW! populistdriven Dec 2017 #7

Do you know what your state's laws on recounts are? RandomAccess Dec 2017 #8

Don't know. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #10

LOL -- yeah, I forgot. RandomAccess Dec 2017 #11

i'm sorry barbtries Dec 2017 #9

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)

1. It all depends on how many provisional ballots were forced on black voters.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:44 PM

Dec 2017

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

4. This

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:49 PM

Dec 2017

Kaleva

(36,307 posts)

2. What was the margin in 2016?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:45 PM

Dec 2017

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. Have to admit I did not know.

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:48 PM

Dec 2017

I DO know that the black vote today was much higher than 2016.

Kaleva

(36,307 posts)

6. Sounds like a big improvement over 2016 which bodes well for Jones

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:50 PM

Dec 2017

riversedge

(70,238 posts)

5. whow. just whow.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:50 PM

Dec 2017

populistdriven

(5,644 posts)

7. Tuscaloosa FTW!

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 11:10 PM

Dec 2017

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

8. Do you know what your state's laws on recounts are?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 11:12 PM

Dec 2017

Some states have an automatic tripwire of a certain percentage or less margin. Others don't, or have a time limit on when a recount can be called for.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

10. Don't know.

Reply to RandomAccess (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 11:48 PM

Dec 2017

Reason is, until now, not many Dems were even IN the races. So we voted for Presidential and for city positions.

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

11. LOL -- yeah, I forgot.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 11:50 PM

Dec 2017

Silly me.

Maybe that will change as of today, too.

HOORAY for ALABAMA! I'm so thrilled.

barbtries

(28,795 posts)

9. i'm sorry

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 11:16 PM

Dec 2017

thank you for representing. as i write this it's being called for Jones by some. i fear a theft may occur.

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