Friday, November 25, 2016

People Have Donated Millions To Jill Stein's Recount Campaign. Is It Worth It?


By Laura Wagner

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's effort to force general election recounts in certain swing states continues to gain steam — and money.

Stein announced Wednesday she would demand recounts in three states: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump narrowly won Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and Michigan is still too close to call.

To cover the cost of the recounts, Stein launched a fundraising campaign, which has — so far — raised more than $5 million in less than three days.

Stein's fundraiser website explicitly says the campaign is not an effort to help Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but to "ensure the integrity of our elections." Clinton has not commented on the efforts. 

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Source: NPR

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