Post by: Desertdog on February 17, 2008, 07:30:59 AM
OBAMA ROBBED IN NY
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02162008/news/regionalnews/obama_robbed_in_ny_97932.htm
February 16, 2008 -- Barack Obama's primary-night results were strikingly under recorded in several congressional districts around the city - in some cases leaving him with zero votes when, in fact, he had pulled in hundreds, the Board of Elections said today
Unofficial primary results gave Obama no votes in nearly 80 districts, including Harlem's 94th and other historically black areas - but many of those initial tallies proved to be wildly off the mark, the Board of Elections confirmed.
Truth is, in some districts getting a recount, the senator from Illinois is even close to defeating Hillary Clinton.
Initial results in the 94th District, for example, showed a 141-0 sweep for the New York senator, but Board of Elections spokeswoman Valerie Vazquez said today that the ongoing recount had changed the tally to 261-136.
As yet, none of the results has been certified, Vazquez said, adding that the Board of Elections had begun a painstaking ballot-by-ballot canvassing of all voting machines four days after the Feb. 5 election.
"We are doing a recanvass, and we will be counting all paper ballots, including absentee ones," Vazquez said.
"Some initial tallies had zeros, but it was most likely due to human error. Those were unofficial numbers, and no confirmed results have been released yet."
In a predominantly black Brooklyn district for which Clinton was given credit for a 118-0 victory on Primary Night, the Board of Elections' latest figures indicate that she may not even come out the winner - Obama currently has 116 votes to her 118.
Post by: Manedwolf on February 17, 2008, 07:32:42 AM
Post by: longeyes on February 17, 2008, 07:42:16 AM
There are already way too many questions about vote counting and voting eligibility. After this Election, which will no doubt be a bitter one for one side or another, no one will have much faith in suffrage.
The GOP started this rolling when, fearful of losing the Hispanic vote, they refused to contest the Dornan election in CA ten years ago.
Post by: K Frame on February 17, 2008, 07:56:16 AM
The vote has ALWAYS been a sacred, and protected, event in the United States all through our 200+ year history and vote shenanigans have only recently reared their ugly heads...
Sigh.
Post by: CAnnoneer on February 17, 2008, 08:16:46 AM
Post by: longeyes on February 17, 2008, 08:36:59 AM
Where I live people already question the impact of illegal alien voting influencing the results. Your mileage may vary.
Post by: Silver Bullet on February 17, 2008, 09:20:12 AM
Post by: Werewolf on February 17, 2008, 10:02:34 AM
As a democrat from Chicago I would expect him to have easily racked up the NY zombie vote and the votes of the recently deceased there.
What the heck is the deal - did Obama piss off Dailey or soemthing?
Post by: Jamisjockey on February 17, 2008, 11:40:12 AM
WTF!
As a democrat from Chicago I would expect him to have easily racked up the NY zombie vote and the votes of the recently deceased there.
What the heck is the deal - did Obama piss off Dailey or soemthing?
As a democrat from Chicago I would expect him to have easily racked up the NY zombie vote and the votes of the recently deceased there.
What the heck is the deal - did Obama piss off Dailey or soemthing?
Are those white, hispanic, or african american Zombies?
Post by: Bogie on February 17, 2008, 05:13:16 PM
I'm sure there are SOME folks who can't figure that part out, despite training and helpful voting assistance folks, who do things like circle or underline candidates names.
Those people are not smart enough to have their vote counted.
Post by: stevelyn on February 19, 2008, 01:27:43 PM
Post by: keeleon on February 19, 2008, 01:45:44 PM
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Unofficial primary results gave Obama no votes in nearly 80 districts, including Harlem's 94th and other historically black areas
So initial counts showed that he hadn't won the "black" areas? Isn't that a little presumptuous and extremely racist?
"But...but...but, I'm BLACK!"