Why Is Jill Stein Challenging Election Results?

[Free Vulcan]

“Don’t moan – organize!”

That has been the mantra of Jill Stein and the Green Party since the election of Donald J. Trump.

Their mantra has seemed to be aimed at democrats who have spent the last two weeks pointing fingers at their core constituencies and blaming them for Hillary Clinton’s loss in the general election.

Instead of bemoaning the fact that she polled only one percent of the national vote and that on December 19, the Electoral College will certify Trump as the next president of the U. S., Stein on Wednesday launched a campaign to raise several million dollars to challenge the election results in three states: Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. In less than 24 hours, Stein raised $2.2 million of the $2.5 million needed to file a challenge in Michigan on Black Friday, the deadline set by Michigan law for filing election challenges...

Read more at: http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/307529-why-is-jill-stein-challenging-election-results

[Oceander]

Is she not entitled to raise a challenge simply because Trump will most likely be anointed president?

[jmyrlefuller]

Because the Green Party has zero credibility, she can't believe she got so few votes in a year when the major parties are so hated (think about that for a moment), and she wants a talking point so she can rebut the Nader Theorem (the idea that the Green Party's sole reason for existence is to be a spoiler for the GOP).

[ConstitutionRose]

Well, the article says its about ensuring that the vote is credible.  That they don't expect it to change the outcome.  They see it as a sort of audit.  Referenced a past instance when the voting machines had been tampered with and a voting official went to jail over it.  Might be interesting.  They are correct.  Voting machines are simple computers running software - a turnkey solution.  They are subject to hacks just like any other computer and mostly depend on physical security.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Because her votes MIGHT have cost the election from someone she doesn't want to be arkancided by?