Prior to the election, Democrats were very clear. There was no way that voting machines could be hacked or manipulated on a large scale. It simply couldn't happen. They presented us with all the data, all the security measures, and even " VOXsplained " why mass "vote flipping" was impossible. They mocked anyone who dared disagree, and went to the polls without hesitation.

Based on this, the team says Clinton may have been denied up to 30,000 votes - Clinton lost Wisconsin by 27,000 votes. The group has not found proof of hacking, but argues that the suspicious pattern merits an independent review.

Obviously, there's no other possible explanation for Hillary's humiliating defeat. There must have been shenanigans. No sane person would refuse to vote for poor, innocent, Hillary Clinton. Why, she must be the victim in this!

Right, Paul Krugman?

The worst is that given the role of Russian hackers in the campaign, it's all too plausible. That doesn't mean it's true. 2/ — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 23, 2016

OK, one last word: I tweeted about this because I didn't want it just ignored and allowed to fester 1/ — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 23, 2016

Left wing luminaries (people who funneled tons of cash into Hillary's doomed expedition) pounced. Movie and TV director Joss Whedon, who created the insipid "famous people" Hillary ad, was quick to offer the rallying cry:

Demand an audit. Make the call. pic.twitter.com/3lGUH0te9e — Joss Whedon (@joss) November 23, 2016

In fact, Whedon is so sure that the conspiracy theories are true that he thinks the Democrats were unwitting partners in its execution. You see, Trump got Democrats to argue that voter fraud didn't exist, so they'd look completely insane when they accused Trump of committing it. Circular logic is fun!

The crafty move was forcing the Dems to debunk voter fraud, so when the Trump/Putin cabal ACTUALLY COMMITTED it, we'd sound hypocritical — Joss Whedon (@joss) November 22, 2016

Unfortunately for the tinfoil hat brigade, the left's favorite analyst, Nate Silver, has pretty much decimated their concerns.