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2016 Postmortem

Tarc

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15. And yet you cannot scrape up a reason as to why Sanders himself has not filed a challenge

Reply to Betty Karlson (Reply #14)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:34 PM

Apr 2016

He was pretty quick to hop on the lawsuit when it came to that DNC database "breach" a few months ago, so obviously they have many experienced lawyers on hand who aren't hesitant to jump if they see a genuine legal problem.

So why no official challenges yet?

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To Clear the Air, Sanders Should Challenge New York Vote [View all] NWCorona Apr 2016 OP

Why is it easier to believe the difference is election fraud instead of poor exit polling? LonePirate Apr 2016 #1

I'm not saying NY is election fraud. NWCorona Apr 2016 #2

Exit polling has long been used as an indicator of possible fraud. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #3

Exit polling is pretty straight forward. -none Apr 2016 #7

It may be straight forward but it doesn't mean it is scientific or representative. LonePirate Apr 2016 #18

yes, Bernie, do it. wyldwolf Apr 2016 #4

can we still use a single asterisk? reddread Apr 2016 #6

The fact that Sanders hasn't challenged any election results is telling Tarc Apr 2016 #5

I think the results should be frozen and not included in the delegate count for either. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #9

Oh, how we miss the wisdom of 2000. Betty Karlson Apr 2016 #10

You really don't have much of an understanding of how exit polls work Tarc Apr 2016 #13

Don't condescend please. Besides, we can see fraud. Betty Karlson Apr 2016 #14

And yet you cannot scrape up a reason as to why Sanders himself has not filed a challenge Tarc Apr 2016 #15

Because unlike Clinton, he doesn't burn bridges unless he really has to? Betty Karlson Apr 2016 #16

Good idea but Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #8

It's hard to say but a 5% sample audit wouldn't take long at all. NWCorona Apr 2016 #11

Good start Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #17

There wasn't fraud, just voters trying to vote who were not properly registered, some poll worker Jitter65 Apr 2016 #12

You misspelled "concede." NuclearDem Apr 2016 #19