@jennycohn1 @Gwenwatel1 If a variety of machines were used, it is possible to estimate how many flipped votes were missed and actually cast by mistake. If we know what fraction of o/w straight-ticket Dem votes nonetheless chose Cruz on the other machines, compare that with the % on the HART e-slates. @jennycohn1 @Gwenwatel1 Example: suppose 97K ballots cast through other machines show straight-ticket votes for Dems, and 3K were straight-ticket Dem except for votes for Cruz. If the HART e-slates show a different ratio, say 92K : 8K, then while other factors cannot be entirely dismissed, there...

@itsnotthegun @CaCooYankee1 @LyndaWoolard @charliekirk11 Yes- that would be an excellent rule of thumb. But picture this: you are disabled but trying SS's Ticket to Work program, and your wallet is stolen- cash, state ID, SS card, EBT card, ATM card, library card- gone. ATM may incur $5 bank fee, EBT costs $5 to replace, SS...1/ @itsnotthegun @CaCooYankee1 @LyndaWoolard @charliekirk11 ... card is free, but all take 8-10 days to arrive, during which time you are miserable, short of money and food. The State ID is harder to replace. You don't have a passport, so you need a certified copy of your birth certificate, which your parents retained for safekeeping...2

You do have a good point, and I do not mean to suggest that any of these sites are dispositive. I start with the botcheck.me extension, and then sometimes use each of the following: makeadverbsgreatagain.us/mlp/
and Botometer: botometer.iuni.iu.edu/#!/. Each site has a different...1/ ... algorhythm and uses different data to come up with a slightly different definition for a "positive" result. Botometer assesses only automation, so it overlooks troll-moderated mass accounts, and alerts on daily inspirational quotes or weather forecast updates. But right...2/