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To: tejek who wrote (238965)	6/28/2005 2:22:46 AM
From: Mani1	Read Replies (2) of 1571948

Ted, I am obviously disappointed with the result. I was hoping for Mostafa Moin who did not even make it to the second round. Moin was the only candidate that openly talked about separation of church and state, as well as change in the constitution that would give complete power to the elected body. Unfortunately his message did not reverberate with the voters as many of his supporters decided to boycott the election, which they considered to be “fundamentally flawed”. Despite how it has mostly been reported in western media, this election was a lot more about people frustration with economy and political corruption, than it was about religion and foreign policy. Ahmadinejad got elected because he was perceived as Robin Hood of Tehran. He still leaves in a small house in the old and poor part of Tehran and unlike his competitors is not known to have amassed any wealth. During his short tenure as mayor of Tehran, he consistently tried to fund programs for the poor and unemployed and enacted many social welfare programs. So fiscally he is very liberal. He campaigned on this platform and I think did a phenomenal job of campaigning. None of his opponents could match him in this area that happen to be very important to the voters. Despite high oil prices, Iran unemployment is high, and many people do not earn a living wage. Socially he is a religious hardliner. He believes in complete integration of church and state. He also takes a very hardline stance toward US. I think his hardline stance toward US also got him some votes due to the perceived motives of US in Iraq. In the short term, Iran’s prospect has clearly taken a step backward. Too bad! Mani

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