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Politics : Hillary Clinton 2016
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From: bentway11/22/2016 9:20:04 PM
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Experts Say Something's Up With Votes in 3 Swing States

Computer scientists and election lawyers want a recount

By Michael Harthorne, Newser Staff
Posted Nov 22, 2016 6:55 PM CST
newser.com

(NEWSER) –

A group of notable academics believes it's found "persuasive evidence" that something is fishy with the presidential votes in three swing states, and it's encouraging Hillary Clinton to ask for a recount,
New York Magazine reports. The group, which isn't going on the record at the moment, includes "prominent computer scientists and election lawyers." In Wisconsin, the group found Clinton got 7% fewer votes in counties that used voting machines instead of paper ballots or optical scanners.

The group estimates hacking or vote manipulation in those counties may have cost Clinton 30,000 votes; she lost Wisconsin by 27,000. The group says there's also evidence of possible vote tampering in Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Clinton would need all three of those states to win the electoral college. The group of academics is pushing for an independent review of votes in those three states—especially in light of Russia's hack of the DNC—something that the White House is against.

The Clinton camp was informed of the evidence last week but hasn't publicly commented. They have until Friday to ask for a recount in Wisconsin; deadlines in Michigan and Pennsylvania are next week.
Meanwhile, NPR reports Clinton's lead in the popular vote is 1.75 million and growing. A voting data analyst believes she'll end up winning the popular vote by 2.5 million—thanks to 2 million uncounted votes in California—the largest-ever margin of victory for someone not becoming president.
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