She slimes herself with who she picks for her high-level campaign staff.

Too bad most rank & file Democrats aren't clued in enough to know.

The recount was important because the integrity of our elections is at stake.  I don't give a flying crap who wins New Hampshire.  (I'm an Iowan.  I already caucused.  Who wins NH is academic to me.)  I do care that whoever is declared the winner actually won.  To put it another way, I care that our elections are being conducted cleanly and fairly.  This recount could have proven that was the case.

Instead, the recount is proving we have real reason to be afraid.  There are people who's votes are not being counted.  This concerns all of us.  Next time, it could be my vote, or yours, that isn't counted.  Our power is being taken away from us, and if we aren't willing to fight for it, we won't get it back.

And that stupid rumor that you mention could have been easily quashed if there were mandatory audits and recounts (of a statically representative sample) to ensure the integrity of the election.  Thank $DIETY at least there was a voter-verified paper trail.  Instead, we had to suffer through a week of petty bickering by children who were more concerned with their pet candidates (or trashing others') than they were with the very process we use as our one direct means of exercising our power.