This is impressive for several reasons . Stein has very little to gain from doing this , so I wonder what made her do so . Though I ' m not certain it truly matters , unless something major is found out , like actual fraud and foreign hacking . Recounts rarely change the outcomes by great margins , and unfortunately this late after the election it would be difficult to redo everything that ' s happened in the afterward . Can you imagine the backlash from the Republican Party if they just switched it without definitive proof of foul play ? Two articles worth reading , related to this u r g e h i l l a r y c l i n t o n t ochallengeelectionresults . html n e w s g r e e n p a r t y s j i l l s t e i n r a i s e smillionselectionrecountn 687801 <| sep |> To and too , learn the difference please .