DC: President-elect Donald Trump and Michigan state Attorney General Bill Schuette have filed suit to stop a recount requested by former Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein.
Schuette filed an emergency motion with the state supreme court — the court of final appeal in Michigan — while Trump lodged a complaint with the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Schuette, a Republican, called Stein’s request “frivolous.”
my state says no recounts in elections unless within 1 or 2 % of each other.
The sheer stupidity of allowing this recount boggles what is left of my mind.
the LONG arm of the Clinton Cartel stirs the shit until someone chops it off. Bring on the scapels.
Trump’s margin of victory in Michigan was over 10,000 votes. In Florida in 2000, Bush’s initial margin of victory was almost 1800 votes, although after a recount that margin was trimmed to 537 votes. The chances of a 10,000 vote swing from Trump to Hillary are slim and none.
In Wisconsin, Trump leads by 22,000 votes and in Pennsylvania, Trump beat Clinton by 67,000 votes. But even if Clinton is declared the winner of Pennsylvania and Michigan, a total of 36 electoral college votes, Trump still wins. To change the election, Clinton would have to be declared the winner of all three states.
Stein’s tortured reasoning seems to be based on her belief that her vote total was roughly equal to or greater than Trump’s margin of victory, which implies that if Stein had not run, Clinton would have won. So what? Stein ran, and people voted for her instead of Clinton, so Trump wins. In any event, it’s a stretch to believe that every person who voted for Stein would have voted for Clinton if Stein did not run, or would have even voted at all – Trump probably would still have won.
These recounts are a waste of taxpayer money. Particularly in Pennsylvania, a recount is not going to result in a 60,000 plus vote swing, and indeed there is every chance Clinton (and Stein) may end up losing votes. I know that liberals are grasping at straws, but enough is enough.
Clinton is foolish enough to still believe she can cheat and win with the entire world looking over their shoulders…delusional to the point of needing to be locked up.
Trump should announce immediately that he will instruct his new AG to prosecute Hillary Clinton to the full extent of the law within seconds after he is confirmed.
Hillary needs to return to her Happy Place where she is as hot and smart as Tea Leoni on ‘Madame Secretary’ and that Tim Daly is Bill. Live in that altered reality because in real life the Presidency isn’t that into you.
Good Trump should step on her dick
@Southwestner “Bring on the scapels.”
Chainsaws and Shredders!
Illustr8r, you nailed it.
Although this will not be the final nail in the leftists’ coffin it will certainly add to it.
And Wisconsin? They’re running out the clock to an end that is quite possibly the most insubstantial result – namely so that WI’s electoral votes won’t be counted. Waiting until 90 minutes to file before the deadline. Riiiight.
Or have I missed any updates?
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/wi-lawmaker-dems-stalling-recount-will-not-completed-state-will-forfeited-wont-count-trump/