Mystery: NY Results Say Obama Got Zero Votes In 80 Districts

[jakem]

Black voters are heavily represented in the 94th Election District in Harlem's 70th Assembly District. Yet according to the unofficial results from the New York Democratic primary last week, not a single vote in the district was cast for Senator Barack Obama.

That anomaly was not unique. In fact, a review by The New York Times of the unofficial results reported on primary night found about 80 election districts among the city's 6,106 where Mr. Obama supposedly did not receive even one vote, including cases where he ran a respectable race in a nearby district.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/16/mystery-ny-results-say-o_n_87020.html

:wtf:

[AntiFascist]

1. This is disturbing...

it sounds like an organized criminal effort.

[SoFlaJet]

2. very suspicious

so let's see-Clinton is the senator from the state and Obama doesn't receive ANY votes in 80 districts huh? Sounds vert Rovian to me

[Adelante]

3. How could it be? nt

[Fredda Weinberg]

4. And you have districts where HRC had no votes. The next DUer

who says lever systems are acceptable can go to hell.

[JackORoses]

15. only problem is, in the places Hill got 0, Obama got 0

This does not explain the places where Hill votes were tallied and Obama still got 0.

[Fredda Weinberg]

16. The problem is the process is crap. You can't rely on anything now n/t

[JackORoses]

20. Now that should be a Hillary sticker... "You can't rely on anything now"

[still_one]

24. OK, and what has been done since 2000 to correct it? /nt

[MessiahRp]

5. This has been mentioned in many threads over the last two days... and I just want to say

Obama needs to contest the NY primary. Personally I see this as a test for Obama. If we think Republicans with their voting machine connections won't try to steal it in this same way this November then we are fucking idiots. They've done it twice already. Obama, if he is to be the nominee, would be smart to be ready to fight these results every single time, every single state and have a comprehensive legal team to handle all of these challenges.

The one thing everyone hangs their hat on when they attack Kerry was his lack of fight after the 2004 election especially with definite problems coming out of Ohio. If Obama wants to prevent that from being a perception of him and REALLY wants to win he needs to show now and then that he's willing to fight.


Rp

[DJ13]

6. The ultimate voter suppression is to not count the votes

If this had happened in a state that Hillary isnt entrenched in, this might be excusable as just extraordinary mistakes.

But happening specifically in numerous precincts where the local politicians had long ago announced their allegiance to Hillary's run because its considered her home state, this is extremely suspicious.

[Ravy]

11. They are counting the votes. Those were the unofficial totals.

They are clearing it up.

[psychopomp]

19. We need to keep an eye on this story

[Fredda Weinberg]

21. If it's like past episodes, you won't like the ending. We need a paper

trail in NY ... period.

[XemaSab]

7. Hillary: Part of the Problem

Not part of the solution. :(

[OzarkDem]

8. NYT said Hillary got zero in many districts also

It was the unofficial count, after full tabulation the result was different.

Obama supporters are jumping the shark on this one.

[jackson_dem]

9. St. Obama is so "inspiring" can never lose. If he does there was cheating involved

;)

[JimGinPA]

10. He Must Have Lost The Black Vote In NYC...

:rofl:

[TexasObserver]

12. It's no mystery. It's cheating. It's vote stealing, just like in New Mexico and California.

Bush

Clinton

Bush

BushClinton

same same when it comes to this kind of disgusting ballot theft

[BooScout]

13. No......... pretty much it's Bullshit.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4621149

:eyes:

[OzarkDem]

14. Clinton didn't get votes in many districts either in the unofficial tally

First results from the polls often have human errors, that's why they wait until the official count is made.

[grantcart]

17. Boy in New York THEY REALLY DON'T COUNT LOL

[Thrill]

18. This should worry any Democrat

Its proof that the Repukes can possibly steal the election in November. No matter who the nominee is

[Fredda Weinberg]

22. No ... the problems aren't partisan. It's systemic, I'm afraid n/t

[TexasObserver]

23. Fool me once ... shame on ... you. Fool me ... you can't get fooled again!!

[zulchzulu]

25. Aw shucks. They're only black people from Harlem...what's the big deal?

:sarcasm:

This shit is sick.