No recount necessary: Practically no one showed up for Jill Stein's big Count My Vote rally

Brett T. | 7:46 PM on January 03, 2017

Even now that the Electoral College vote is old news, Dr. Jill Stein refuses to give up on the idea that something is up with the voting machines in Wisconsin. Stein held a rally on the capitol steps in Madison Tuesday to launch the Green Party’s Count My Vote campaign.

Join me on the steps of Wisconsin's State Capitol Jan. 3 for the Count My Vote Rally to demand voting justice! RSVP: https://t.co/Lz7gpJKm55

— Dr. Jill Stein? (@DrJillStein) January 2, 2017

Join Jill Stein and the homeless on the steps of the capital to see how many illegal aliens there are in Wisconsin

— WhispofVapor (@Crucial411) January 2, 2017

Ouch: that was prescient. If a presidential candidate holds a rally and no one’s there to hear it, did it really happen? That question’s not entirely fair: there were plenty of TV cameras on hand, but there was also plenty of breathing room.

Far more journalists than voters at @DrJillStein rally on Wisconsin Capitol steps. pic.twitter.com/WrYZATJ4Ma

— Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) January 3, 2017

Recount!

Actual ratio of journalists to voters is probably more like 1:1. https://t.co/QaoiU3rw7e

— Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) January 3, 2017

Here’s another angle to give a better idea of crowd size.

Jill Stein announces continuation of Wisconsin recount #wiright#tcot pic.twitter.com/KuqvMUIJiF

— MacIver News Service (@NewsMacIver) January 3, 2017

One unverified tally put the crowd at 19, but there’s still a chance a crowdfunded recount effort could show there were fewer attendees. The Count My Vote effort will be funded by donors, Stein announced.