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To: skinowski who wrote (82555)11/1/2004 9:06:41 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) of 793549
 
I quibble with Stratfor's facts and analysis.

First, there were other statistical ties, e.g., New Mexico was even closer than Florida. There were several states where it was extremely close that may have had voter fraud which Bush did not challenge.

Second, we don't really know who won the popular vote -- in states where the number of absentee ballots won't affect the outcome, they aren't even counted. There were 1.5 million uncounted absentee ballots in California, for example, but Gore did so well in California they didn't waste time or money counting them. He was millions ahead there, one million votes more or less would not matter.

As for Nixon being "too noble" to challenge a potentially stolen election -- that's outrageous. Letting the election be stolen only encourages more fraud. Not noble but cowardly and self-serving. Candidates owe it to the electorate to help keep the process fair.
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