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| − | + | * '''when''': [[when posted::2008-11-03]] | |
| − | + | * '''author''': [[author::Greg Palast]] | |
| − | + | * '''source''': [[site::truthout]] | |
| − | + | * '''topics''': [[topic::2008 US presidential election]] [[topic::electoral fraud]] | |
| − | + | * '''link''': [[URL::http://www.truthout.org/110308A]] | |
| + | * '''title''': [[title::How McCain Could Win]] | ||
| + | * '''summary''': [[Summary::An examination of recent voter purges and new voter "verification" practices enacted since 2004 paints a depressing scenario tomorrow for supporters of [[Barack Obama|Obama]] and [[American democracy]].]] | ||
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<p>Here's an ugly little secret about [[American democracy]]: We don't count all the votes. In [[2004 US elections|2004]], based on the data from the US Elections Assistance Commission, 3,006,080 votes were not counted: "spoiled," unreadable and blank ballots; "provisional" ballots rejected; mail-in ballots disqualified.</p> | <p>Here's an ugly little secret about [[American democracy]]: We don't count all the votes. In [[2004 US elections|2004]], based on the data from the US Elections Assistance Commission, 3,006,080 votes were not counted: "spoiled," unreadable and blank ballots; "provisional" ballots rejected; mail-in ballots disqualified.</p> | ||
<p>This Tuesday, it will be worse. Much worse.</p> | <p>This Tuesday, it will be worse. Much worse.</p> | ||
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| − | This is depressing, and all-too-plausible... and the [[US republican|republican]]s will [[American republicanism|probably view it]] as entirely ethical, if things transpire as described. We'll know within two days if the nightmare is going to be real or not. | + | This is depressing, and all-too-plausible... and the [[US republican|republican]]s will [[American republicanism|probably view it]] as entirely ethical, if things transpire as described. We'll know within two days if the nightmare is going to be real or not. |
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Revision as of 23:16, 15 August 2020
- when: 2008-11-03
- author: Greg Palast
- source: truthout
- topics: 2008 US presidential election electoral fraud
- link: http://www.truthout.org/110308A
- title: How McCain Could Win
- summary: An examination of recent voter purges and new voter "verification" practices enacted since 2004 paints a depressing scenario tomorrow for supporters of Obama and American democracy.
Comments
Here's an ugly little secret about American democracy: We don't count all the votes. In 2004, based on the data from the US Elections Assistance Commission, 3,006,080 votes were not counted: "spoiled," unreadable and blank ballots; "provisional" ballots rejected; mail-in ballots disqualified.
This Tuesday, it will be worse. Much worse.
This is depressing, and all-too-plausible... and the republicans will probably view it as entirely ethical, if things transpire as described. We'll know within two days if the nightmare is going to be real or not.