Scott, Rubio and Trump all claimed there was fraud in the Florida vote-counting process. The agency investigating it hasn’t found anything. This is just a Republican effort to undermine the credibility of the election process and prevent Democrats from winning as Republican vote margins shrink.
Something strange has happened in Broward County:https://t.co/IpfDvtshmF pic.twitter.com/IDuFj2yUjJ
— Kevin Quealy (@KevinQ) November 9, 2018
It could take the whole month of November to definitively decide who Florida's next governor and senator will be. https://t.co/EoCKbUAqiE
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 9, 2018
JUST IN: Facing criticism from Pres. Trump, Sen. Rubio, Gov. Scott and other Republicans, Palm Beach Co. supervisor of elections says it's “unfortunate” that they “are trying to disrupt our democracy because they don’t like the demographics of our voters.” https://t.co/XgxNvfogar pic.twitter.com/CKFLNNseOa
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 9, 2018
"The president of the United States is declaring the Senate contest over before the vote-counting is done, and declaring that demands for a full count constitute fraud." @ThePlumlineGS https://t.co/cOvvZpMuPj
— Patrick W. Watson (@PatrickW) November 9, 2018
shocker https://t.co/JVhuVB92xP
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 9, 2018
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says it is NOT investigating Broward elections chief Brenda Snipes. FDLE spokeswoman says the Department of State has not received any allegations of voter fraud, and that Gov. Rick Scott did not put his request in writing.
— Steve Bousquet (@stevebousquet) November 9, 2018
Why what's happening in Florida is a "count" not a "recount" | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/tTmeMksATo pic.twitter.com/aZ1YaDn3V6
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 9, 2018
Democrats dig in for Florida recount battle, Trump sends lawyers https://t.co/Xt4ADc6P9I pic.twitter.com/uzzdtJuDmh
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 9, 2018
Andrew Gillum responds to #RickScott accusing Democrats of trying to steal the election. The current Governor of Florida now wants to use state resources by asking the FDLE to investigate Broward & Palm Beach county SOCs. #FloridaElection #FloridaRecount #RickScott https://t.co/rdLAHqlFVD
— Louis Aguirre (@LOUISAGUIRRE) November 9, 2018
Instead of spreading ridiculous conspiracy theories @realDonaldTrump, you might want to take a look at the voter registration numbers:
Democrats: 593,540
Republicans: 252,023
NPA: 328,868
Other: 7,789It's pretty clear why there are more Democratic votes coming from Broward. https://t.co/aQ0FfrdsXG
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) November 9, 2018
Matt, this is not accurate. On Wednesday morning, the Broward turnout site reported a total turnout of 716k, but ballots processed at 685k. Now ballots processed are 712k.
Anyone can look at the date/type of ballots received here: https://t.co/1SmjnT94g7 https://t.co/MLho512Kma
— Steve Schale (@steveschale) November 9, 2018
As of this writing, there is evidence that Broward County's election officials are incompetent — but none to suggest that they are willing to undermine our democracy for partisan gain.
That is more than we can say about the elected leadership of the GOP.https://t.co/1y7dZgaOkz
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) November 9, 2018
Donald Trump doesn't want all of the votes in Florida to be counted https://t.co/Z9ih1WAwxn pic.twitter.com/RJcFMjlCJc
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 9, 2018
Yup. I do understand why Republicans' spidey sense is tingling in this race (much more so than AZ), but the actual evidence of fraud is lacking. Hard truth: Sketchy stuff happens in elections all the time, often due to incompetence, but we only pay attention when it is close. https://t.co/74ma71KjvK
— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) November 9, 2018
Told you. The longer counts & recounts go on, the more the right will work itself up into a paranoid lunatic frenzy, led by its hopelessly irresponsible president. In 2000, they literally rioted to stop vote counting. What do you think the 2018 version of the party will do? https://t.co/bDu3axaihG
— David Roberts (@drvox) November 9, 2018
Here's the latest in the key Florida and Georgia elections, where the outcome is still very much in doubt https://t.co/sWLGLpZTgT pic.twitter.com/v3oz5Rsyc0
— Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) November 9, 2018
Broward and Palm Beach counties in Florida are once again at the center of a brewing controversy over vote counting as two of the highest-profile races in the state appear to be headed toward a recount. https://t.co/srOEByHAZE pic.twitter.com/XsfoZvjoUQ
— CNN (@CNN) November 9, 2018
President Trump has a history of making claims of voter fraud without providing evidence to back up his claims.
Now, he's doing it again in the Florida Senate race. https://t.co/v9vcDhzJgb
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) November 9, 2018
They're scared about something.
A tweet from the current President @realDonaldTrump and now an hour later one from you. You guys are nervous. Somebody has told you something that has got you and the President tweeting at almost midnight. https://t.co/VuJbpas9h9
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) November 9, 2018
Again — and it's weird that you don't know this, as you're a senator from Florida — there are almost 2 million people in Broward County, and the polls closed like 48 hours ago. They're also still counting votes in AZ, CA, NY, and a bunch of other places. You're so bad at this! https://t.co/SPw04sOcJ9
— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) November 9, 2018
Rick Scott accuses liberals in Broward of “trying to steal this election” from him, and orders FDLE to launch an investigation of Brenda Snipes pic.twitter.com/ckWZRDGT3N
— Steve Bousquet (@stevebousquet) November 9, 2018
Democratic lawyer enters Florida recount fight with string of wins https://t.co/0PBFVdMeRD
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 9, 2018
• Rick Scott sent law enforcement to monitor ballot count in Florida
• Brian Kemp falsely accused Stacey Abrams of trying to steal election after he rigged rules
• Arizona GOP sued to stop mail-in ballots
Republicans are terrified of fair elections https://t.co/LAl473JMZt— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 9, 2018
As I said, I do understand why Republicans' spidey sense is tingling in *FL*. Still think incompetence is the better explanation https://t.co/6JoL89tpAn
— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) November 9, 2018
Bill Nelson never conceded https://t.co/OOqIrqucH9
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 9, 2018
"Rick Scott’s allegations of election fraud are inexcusable. Republicans have cause for accusing Broward County of incompetence — but none for accusing 'liberals' of trying to steal an election." https://t.co/vTSIJkM6gZ #CountTheVotes #FLpol
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) November 9, 2018
Sad! 