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PAWLENTY: “WE HAVE SOMEBODY DRIVING AROUND WITH 30 OR 40 BALLOTS IN THEIR CAR. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | November 11, 2008
“At an unrelated news conference, Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday entered the fray over the recount. He praised the state’s history of clean elections, but said he was concerned about what’s been happening with ballots in the Senate race.
‘Minnesota has a proud tradition of integrity in its election process and its ballot process. … However, there have been some concerning reports about some strange things happening in the context of this recount. We have somebody driving around with 30 or 40 ballots in their car. How does that happen?’ he said.” Source: Pioneer Press, November 11, 2008
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November 11th, 2008 at 11:34 AM
I know how it happens! A beloved DFLer fails to get enough votes to win on Election Day and drastic measures must be taken!
Anyone else find it even remotely curious that these post-election discoveries seem to overwhelmingly come from heavily DFL areas? Are the election officials just more competent in Republican areas, or is there something fishy going on here.
November 11th, 2008 at 11:51 AM
I love how republicans continue to assault the character of the good men and women who are monitoring this recount without a single shred of evidence that anything untoward has occurred. Good luck finding election judges in two years, if the governor himself feels the need to impugn their abilities just because his corrupt candidate is not weathering the recount storm well.
It is as if they are attempting to soften the landing for Norm when his ticket back from the lame duck session turns out to be a one way.
November 11th, 2008 at 11:54 AM
“I love how republicans continue to assault the character of the good men and women who are monitoring this recount without a single shred of evidence that anything untoward has occurred.”
“Monitoring”??
Is that what the Democrats call driving around with a trunk load af ballots for three days, dolt?
Nice try, but you’re attempt to divert attention from your ilk’s desperate plan to steal this election = FAIL.
November 11th, 2008 at 11:58 AM
I think we may be able to get by without the kind of “election judge” that throws ballots in their car and drives around with them a few days after the election. Sound reasonable to you, Leroy Jenkins?
November 11th, 2008 at 12:04 PM
And how about judges in Iron Mountain that claim to have known their machines were not printing the correct dates during a test days earlier, but did nothing to fix it by election day?
What.is.up.with.that?
Kind of handy to be able to print out totals whenever you want and then claim the clock is off…
November 11th, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Even if, BIG IF, this was a mistake by absent minded election judges, faulty machines, cleaver plants or any combination there of, the results of the ‘found’ votes and ballots are statistically improbable at best.
All the mystery votes going to Franken are more then all the other vote corrections in all the other races in Minnesota put together. You don’t need a Masters in Statistical Probability to see a problem here. And that is even before you throw in the probability of error primarily happening in just those three districts! But people do get struck by lightning twice and there are Powerball winners, so who knows.
Something stinks somewhere and the smell needs to be fully sniffed out. If everything is above board; just a product of honest errors, then I want that verified to everyone’s satisfaction.
Anything less is unacceptable regardless who is benefitting. The integrity of our most cherished right is in the balance.
November 11th, 2008 at 12:46 PM
I hope those who are attempting to steal this election are caught.
Regarding “Good luck finding election judges in two years†how true is that- after the guilty are caught, finding judges to do this type of dirty work will be extremely difficult.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Scott, what “candidate is not weathering the recount storm well” the heck does that mean? The recount hasn’t started yet. The insert new ballots and count them process has been progressing nicely for the left but no recount so far.
Cheating, lieing, and stealing elections – the DFL way.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:04 PM
Mike is right. We learned from the masters that pulled off Bush v. Gore. Now it is our turn! Enjoy. Complain all you want Swiftee. What are you going to do to stop us?
November 11th, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Judy, when you say “us”, I’m assuming you’re talking about the people with more than a diploma from Dim Wit Tech in the same way fat men talk about football teams as “us”.
‘Course with the complete lack of stealth the party of Scrubs is conducting it’s election theft, maybe “we” does include you personally.
Pffft.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:00 PM
The DFL is trying to steal the election….
….. but they prefer to think of it as simply “redistributing” the votes.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Here’s the bottom line…
The head of elections for Minneapolis dropped the ball – and badly too. There is no good excuse for 30 absentee ballots to be sitting in her car for several days past the election.
And truth be told, I haven’t heard a good reason for it either. In fact, I don’t even think I’ve heard an apology from her. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Folks, this is not some low-tier city employee that we’re talking about. It’s the frickin’ director of election for the largest city in Minneapolis.
People, while working, make mistakes. That’s a fact of life. However this mistake, for whatever the reason, is inexcusable and unconscionable. And this director needs to be demoted or fired immediately because of her lapses in carrying out her job.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:36 PM
At some point Mini-sodans, you need to realize how incredibly STUPID you all sound. Well.. mainly the Dems…….
You put up a non-funny satirian from ANOTHER STATE, and he almost gets elected! Now we have votes coming out of people asses. What does that say about Mini-soda????
Dont know about you, but I would be hightailing it out of that hell you call Mini-soda.
November 11th, 2008 at 3:06 PM
“You put up a non-funny satirian from ANOTHER STATE, and he almost gets elected! Now we have votes coming out of people asses. What does that say about Mini-soda????”
Do you have any clue as to where you’re leaving your asinine commentary?
You really want to be here
November 11th, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Judy, never the one to let facts get in her way, even after getting battered by the truth the other night, still is fifth-grade debate mode. (Eleven yr. old crying) “It happened to us so how does it feel to happen to you?! Even though I still can`t prove that it happened to us to begin with!”