CNN Gets The Help Of Iowa GOP Operatives ‘Edith And Carolyn’ To Solve Missing Vote Mystery

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by Frances Martel | 3:02 am, January 4th, 2012

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CNN had a few great moments way past midnight tonight– the loosening of the proverbial tie happening somewhere around 1:30 AM. But the votes had still not come in, and an industrious producer put Wolf Blitzer in contact with the Clinton County, Iowa Republican Chairwoman, Edith Pfeffer, and the woman who woke her up to get the votes to CNN, Carolyn Talett.

Talett explained that she had “received a call at about 12:20 from state central committee asking if I knew how to get a hold of someone from 2-2.” This made her call Pfeffer, who didn’t answer her phone, so Talett “came to Edith’s home and pounded on her door and got her up.” After getting her up, CNN called.

Pfeffer explained that she had sent the results in at 7:48 PM, so she did not understand why she was still needed or what the state did with her votes. Since Pfeffer had the results of her precinct, and these were suspected to be the missing ones, Blitzer asked her to tally off the numbers for the county. “Oh, God,” Pfeffer replied, “I added them up a couple of times… oh man.” She did eventually get the votes together, which King put into his numbers. Adding them up, he gave the victory to Romney, but noted that “the numbers from the state do not add up with the numbers that we just received.” “What do you mean, the numbers don’t match?!” one of the ladies boomed, to which the commentators laughed, and King tried to explain.

Blitzer then concluded asking whether CNN had woken them up, or whether the state did it. “No, I woke her up!” Talett responded, noting that Pfeffer didn’t answer her phone.”Do you ladies have some fresh coffee?” King joked.

The interview via CNN below:

And they called back! Here is part 2 of CNN’s interview with Edith and Carolyn:

2012 elections, Carlyn Talett, CNN, Edith Pfeffer, Iowa, John King, Mitt Romney, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Wolf Blitzer

Anonymous

This is part of why I love CNN’s election coverage..
Anonymous

Unbelievable.
http://twitter.com/TheGrottoTweets Laurie Beth

Mayberry inherits the Earth. Brilliant television.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Derrel-Walters/1289457193 Derrel Walters

Why don’t you do a story about how CNN censored Army soldier Jesse Thorsen?
Anonymous

Fox News had this information concerning the Romney victory 1/2 hour earlier thanks to Karl Rove and his sources within the Iowa Republican Party and the RNC. I watched most of the returns on CNN, but sometimes it pays to switch channels. In all fairness, however, Karl Rove reported that Romney had won by 14 votes. He missed the mark by 7!
Anonymous

I’d be terrified that someone who sounds and acts like my building super holds the fate of this nation in her hands… to the extent Iowa is relevant anyway
Anonymous

Karl Rove is not a person to be regarded so highly.
Anonymous

This was a great moment in election coverage history. I was thoroughly entertained.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/630-E-Lovell-Dr-Troy-MI-48085/24509418_zpid/ Louisa Gismonde Calcaterra

Edith and Carolyn rock!!!
The Real Royal Emperor

I split screen. CNN remains on. MSNBC and FOX “News” alternate. Multiple sources are, indeed, important.
The Real Royal Emperor

Most amusing. Yet, ACORN and NBPP not to be found. Megyn Kelly is likely indignant this morning as she scrapes off the final layers of last night’s make-up.
Pablo

Yeah, voter fraud is tougher to pull off in a GOP caucus, especially when your group is defunct. And I hear the Iowa NBPP contingent had to work the swing shift at Hardee’s.
The Real Royal Emperor

See thread above, Brainiac.
The Real Royal Emperor

Right. With the Teapublicans it’s always an innocent mistake. Like the REPUBLICAN election judge in Minnesota driving around with an uncounted ballot box from the Franken election for a couple of weeks. But, she wasn’t African-American, so no assumptions made.
Anonymous

Someone should remind Frances Martel the correct syntax for “..CNN had woken them up” should be “CNN had awakened them.” I guess Frances attended Columbia School of Journalism! Sheesh.
Anonymous

You’re missing the bigger picture, Derrel! Why doesn’t Mediaite do a story about the millions of Army soldiers FOX News censored by not interviewing them? The Ron Paul haters are everywhere!

112% percent of the Army supports Ron Paul! USA = ZOG!
Anonymous

Edith and Carolyn are a lovely couple. I don’t understand why Rick Santorum wants to nullify their marriage.
http://twitter.com/clindhartsen Chris Lindhartsen

CNN really had fantastic coverage last night, and to be honest, the live, real reporting with these two on the phone made it feel like they were truly doing their work. FOX may have been fine, MSNBC was a babble fest of anti-Republican talk, but CNN did fantastic.
Anonymous

Fox was boring, MSNBC was entertaining, but CNN had the drama. Edith was way better than Carl Rove with his “sources”.
Anonymous

Why don’t you do a story about how CNN censored Army soldier Jesse Thorsen?
http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Biddleston/100000625074312 John Biddleston

The reason Ron Paul let the U.S. Army guy, Jesse Thorsen, in uniform speak, was that Jesse was rudely censored and cut off during an interview with CNN as he was telling the truth. So Ron Paul said, “hey this guy wanted to speak. Im going to let him”. Ron Paul is a true man of the people.