I doubt it. I think mangum would be happy to drop the case if she could withstand Nifong's duress. Look at the statements she made to UNC medical the next day. I think she and her driver and/or boyfriend attempted to queer the case the next day and thereafter in order to render it unprosecutable. The claim of being raped served its purpose - kept Mangum out of jail and the loony bin - so the next move was to stamp it out and not have it go any further.
They forgot about the election.
You could be right. I gave up trying to understand this entire thing. It makes my head fuzzy. Pour me another!