AOC has a fanbase, but I don't think she has the institutional support. Not talking about the DNC, but about unions and other organizations that make up a huge part of the get-out-the-vote machine for the left.

We all use paper ballots, too. We use computers to count them.

Do you not know this, about the system you're judging?

Good for you. Enjoy your elections with 1/12th of the population of the US.

You say that as if you know the setup of how computers are used in elections. You should check your county, to see if you can get certified as an election observer. It's very educational.

The computers used in elections have highly controlled inputs: no network cards, disabled USB ports, very restricted access by limited, accountable people. They are constantly tested for accuracy, with everything logged and inspected. Security is the most paramount thing, and you're talking like only you care about it.

Human counting is far less accurate, so the "no computer" notion is just stupid.

So you don't ever get to update them or fix bugs without entirely new hardware... yeah, all the counties around the country can afford that.

It sounds like you don’t know how tech works.

That the hardware can run some software is not an indication that it is flawed or vulnerable in any way.

You can run Doom on some DSLRs. These days, it can be hard to find bottom-end hardware that can't be made to run Doom.

I just can’t stand his oily smarmy face, or his patronizing responses to questions. He’s everything repugnant.

Oh, well now you look smart and principled…

They’re not allowing this one to slip by: they really want the seat. But what they are doing is what the GOP never does, and that is hold their own people accountable for being criminals, even if it means losing political power. Platner, Menendez, Swalwell, (I could go on) Dems will hold even powerful members accountable for this stuff (ever since Clinton; there was a real soul searching within the party about him).

They’re going to fight hard for this seat. They just not going to do it with Platner.

He was and is a bad candidate because he’s a nazi-tattoo-having rapist. Defend that at the loss of your credibility and moral standing.

The GOP spent a ton of money to protect a weak Collins, in a year they expect massive losses. They’re spending heavily everywhere. Is this your first election? Are you 18?

Do you know how manipulated you were into liking Platner in the first place? Do you know how these working-man-speaking-truth-to-power candidates are made? They are creatures of the political consulting class, who seek out someone mediagenic who fits their profile, back him with money and tell him what to say.

You are not fighting the establishment backing Platner. You’re just engaging with the arm of the establishment that is marketed as “anti-establishment”.

All of the “he’s being rat fucked by establishment Dems” folks here… you’re just demonstrating how it is that you end up with a terrible political class. You’re willing to attack your allies to defend a nazi-tattoo-having rapist, because you have a single issue on your mind.

None of you look smart or principled.