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Clinton Urged To Challenge Election Results Due To Possible Hacking [Update] (cnn.com)

Posted by msmash on from the bombshell dept.

Reader Bruha writes: After examining results in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin computer scientists have discovered Clinton averaged 7% worse in counties with e voting machines vs. counties with only paper or optical scan ballots.From a CNN report:The computer scientists believe they have found evidence that vote totals in the three states could have been manipulated or hacked and presented their findings to top Clinton aides on a call last Thursday. The scientists, among them J. Alex Halderman, the director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society, told the Clinton campaign they believe there is a questionable trend of Clinton performing worse in counties that relied on electronic voting machines compared to paper ballots and optical scanners, according to the source. The group informed John Podesta, Clinton's campaign chairman, and Marc Elias, the campaign's general counsel, that Clinton received 7% fewer votes in counties that relied on electronic voting machines, which the group said could have been hacked.Halderman wrote more about it on Medium today in an article titled, "Want to Know if the Election was Hacked? Look at the Ballots"

Update: Green party candidate Jill Stein is asking for donations to fund a recount of her own in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, which are the states key to Hillary Clinton's surprising loss. Stein says she must raise $2.5 million by Friday 4 pm central time to proceed.

Editor's note: the story has been updated and moved up on the front page.

5 of 1,321 comments (clear)

  1. Popcorn time! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here we go, time to sit back and watch the show that is titled "America"

    1. Re:Popcorn time! by Shatrat · · Score: 4, Funny

      Given that Clinton raised twice the money that Trump did, the highest bidder theory is out the window.

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  2. How funny. by sls1j · · Score: 4, Funny

    The DNC knows there was hacking because they've done it before and did it this election too. What a surprise.

    1. Re:How funny. by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Funny

      I can count the number of times I have had to re-calibrate them on one hand.

      That's because your hand failed to register them. You need to recalibrate your hand too.

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  3. A lying Trump supporter? who would have thought? by Brannon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hillary Clinton gave a concession speech. It was watched by millions of people. Learn to use Google--it's accessible via your Breitbart box.