Comments | jpmassar: Could this election (or the next one) be over before it begins?

jpmassar

Could this election (or the next one) be over before it begins?

Oct 15, 2008 00:05

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adb_jaeger October 15 2008, 12:43:23 UTC

It's already over.

Diebold has the results, that just haven't been released yet.

wild_irises October 15 2008, 14:38:02 UTC

What I keep thinking is that if the McCain campaign can turn the tables, every early vote is a vote that can't be turned.

jpmassar October 15 2008, 15:52:51 UTC

It's a small effect (because very partisan voters are most likely
to vote early, most seem to agree), but every tenth of a percentage
point helps.

wild_irises October 15 2008, 14:42:51 UTC

The above was meant to be a reply to the whole thread, not your comment. This is my reply to your comment. (LJ refuses to delete the first comment so I can move it.)

There has been, and will continue to be significant, Republican-oriented voter fraud of various kinds. However, it will not look like 2004.

http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=6621

In addition, the fact that so many states are in play makes stealing a national election a great deal harder.

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