In light of some claims that voting machines had been hacked, Green Party candidate Jill Stein began a fundraiser to pay for three states to recount their votes. In the three states (Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin), the margin by which Clinton lost to Trump is extremely narrow. In order to become the president-elect, Clinton would have to overturn all three states after the recount.
However, Stein claims that she is not asking for the recount so Clinton can win. In an interview with PBS reporter John Yang, Stein said: "... this is not done to benefit one candidate at the expense of the other. This is being done because Americans came out of this election not happy campers. [...] I think Americans are looking for a way that we can improve the system."
She continued: "This was an election in which we saw hacking all over the place - we saw hacking into the Democratic party's database, hacking into voter database in Arizona and Illinois, and evidence that it was attempted much more broadly [...] At the same time, we have a voting system which has been proven to basically be wide open to hackers. That is, we have voting machines in Wisconsin, for example, that have been barred from California (actually made illegal) because they have been proven to be drop-dead simple to go in and reprogram with malicious software."
So far, Stein has raised over four million dollars to pay for the cost of the recounts. According to Stein's Twitter account, surplus funds will be rolled over into more election integrity initiatives, such as recounts in other states.
However, Stein claims that she is not asking for the recount so Clinton can win. In an interview with PBS reporter John Yang, Stein said: "... this is not done to benefit one candidate at the expense of the other. This is being done because Americans came out of this election not happy campers. [...] I think Americans are looking for a way that we can improve the system."
She continued: "This was an election in which we saw hacking all over the place - we saw hacking into the Democratic party's database, hacking into voter database in Arizona and Illinois, and evidence that it was attempted much more broadly [...] At the same time, we have a voting system which has been proven to basically be wide open to hackers. That is, we have voting machines in Wisconsin, for example, that have been barred from California (actually made illegal) because they have been proven to be drop-dead simple to go in and reprogram with malicious software."
So far, Stein has raised over four million dollars to pay for the cost of the recounts. According to Stein's Twitter account, surplus funds will be rolled over into more election integrity initiatives, such as recounts in other states.
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