“The results of this election should be respected instead of being challenged and abused,” he added, “which is exactly what Jill Stein is doing.”A spokeswoman for Stein did not respond to a request for comment. “I’m the one who asked Jill Stein to file these petitions.”Bonifaz also defended Stein’s decision to increase her fundraising target from its original $2.5m, which led to more criticism. The coalition had approached the Clinton campaign but received no official response, according to Bonifaz. In Wisconsin, Trump beat Clinton by 27,257 votes. Read moreElias wrote: “If Jill Stein follows through as she has promised and pursues recounts in Pennsylvania and Michigan, we will take the same approach in those states as well.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2016 17:48 UTC