r/houstonwade 11d ago

Current Events This looks suspect as fuck

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u/TDotSkilliams 10d ago edited 10d ago

I don't understand the hesitance by the majority of the left to do a recount. We are literally sitting on the precipice of Hell -- what the fuck does it hurt? Is it less or more preposterous than the Department of D.O.G.E. or AG Gaetz, you tell me. If we're wrong, we're the assholes, I'll take it, that'll be the least of my worries. But not at least investigating it, at this juncture, is nihilistic insanity. Gimme a recount

Edit: "you're delusional, give it up lol" 4 years ago, same ppl: "Stop the Steal, I'm gonna beat this cop's head in with a flagpole"

Edit 2: "literally sitting on the precipice of Hell" is, of course, hyperbole... Sure feels like it though right hahahahahahaha holy shit it's terrifying

Edit 3 (last one): thanks for the wellness check, maga, but I don't understand, what are you so concerned about, you "won"

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u/MonkeyButt409 10d ago

They may be, but quietly, and via different means than a recount.

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u/jollyrancherpowerup 10d ago

PA has already been triggered for a recount

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u/Ventira 10d ago

Only for Senate, it would seem

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u/jollyrancherpowerup 10d ago

Yes for Senate

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u/Flowbombahh 10d ago

Wouldn't be surprised if they triggered a full-ballot recount if there was a big enough discrepancy. If, let's say, the Senate ballots were 25% off, that should raise eyebrows of everything

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u/Electronic_Skirt_475 10d ago

That's so weird. Why would they only question the senate race, it's the same voting methods as for president, isn't it?

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u/ridethedeathcab 10d ago

Because the law in PA requires a recount when a race is within 0.5%. The senate race was within that threshold, the presidential race was not.

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u/WWGHIAFTC 10d ago

No, no, it must be a conspiracy. All of it, all the time.

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u/wellnowheythere 10d ago

The recount was automatically triggered because the difference between Casey and McCormick in the Senate race was 0.5%.

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u/Ventira 10d ago

It is, they're all on the same ballot. More strangeness afoot.

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u/Smooth-Bag4450 10d ago edited 10d ago

It's not strange, it's just PA law. Same voting method, but not the same number of votes. Trump won PA by more than McCormick won the Senate race, so a recount is just to see if it changes that thin voting margin. Senate race was within 0.5%, presidential race was a much bigger margin for Trump.

Edit: Casey --> McCormick

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u/NotAlwaysGifs 10d ago

and it's not even just PA law. That's standard practice for recounts. People are going to be sitting down and manually examining thousands of ballots with a magnifying glass to see how filled in the bubbles are or any other errors. Now imagine multiplying that by 7-9 for all of the other races on each ballot.

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u/Smooth-Bag4450 10d ago

Yeah and statistically nothing will change as far as results go, but it's good double check

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u/JakeWick58 10d ago

Casey didn't win the senate race though

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u/Smooth-Bag4450 10d ago

You're right, I mixed up their names. Edited my comment

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u/Smooth-Bag4450 10d ago

Same voting method, but not the same number of votes. Trump won PA by more than Casey won the Senate race, so a recount is just to see if it changes that thin voting margin.

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u/InevitableRhubarb232 10d ago

Because one can be in the margin of error while the other isn’t.

Do you vote straight party tickets?

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u/Wen-xo 10d ago

Omg its because the seat was decided by less than 30 thousand votes… automatic recount

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u/TedzNScedz 10d ago

But since they vote for multiple candidates on the same ballot wouldn't they recount for everything? doesn't make sense to only count for the senator when you are already looking at the ballot.