# What if the recounts go Clinton's way?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-recounts-go-clintons-way/773087>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 26, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-recounts-go-clintons-way/773087 "2016-11-26T21:31:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-recounts-go-clintons-way/773087/121 "2016-12-01T16:37:50Z")

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I tend to agree that mail-in / absentee ballot fraud is probably a bigger problem than in-person voter fraud.

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-recounts-go-clintons-way/773087/122 "2016-12-01T20:37:05Z")

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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> You know voter ID laws are wildly popular, right? They’re supported by a majority of Republicans, but also a majority of independents, and … please sit down, this may come as a shock … a majority of Democrats as well.
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> [http://www.gallup.com/poll/194741/four-five-americans-support-voter-laws-early-voting.aspx](http://www.gallup.com/poll/194741/four-five-americans-support-voter-laws-early-voting.aspx)

Let me say, thank you for providing a much more convincing argument that I have to consider, as opposed to the “Republicans are failures but people keep voting for them!1!” one that has been repeated, but is totally unconvincing. Hats off to you, sir.

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