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Grand theft Mexico
Guardian (UK) ^ | 7/03/06 | Greg Palast

Posted on 07/03/2006 4:18:41 PM PDT by Dane

As in Florida in 2000, and as in Ohio in 2004, the exit polls show the voters voted for the progressive candidate. The race is "officially" too close to call. But they will call it - after they steal it.

Reuters reports that, as of 8pm eastern time, as voting concluded in Mexico, exit polls showed Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the "leftwing" party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) leading in exit polls over Felipe Calderón of the ruling conservative National Action party (PAN).

We've said again and again: exit polls tell us how voters say they voted, but the voters can't tell pollsters whether their vote will be counted. In Mexico, counting the vote is an art, not a science - and Calderón's ruling crew is very artful indeed. The PAN-controlled official electoral commission, not surprisingly, has announced that the presidential tally is too close to call

(Excerpt) Read more at commentisfree.guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: calderon; doesleftevernotlie; dontaskdonttell; elections; gregpalast; mexico; obrador; palast
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To: GeronL

I always lie to people doing these exit polls.


21 posted on 07/03/2006 4:36:57 PM PDT by rovenstinez (,)
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To: Dane

"As in Florida in 2000, and as in Ohio in 2004, the exit polls show the voters voted for the progressive candidate. The race is "officially" too close to call. But they will call it - after they steal it."


Yes, we always elect candidates based on exit polling not by actual VOTES.



22 posted on 07/03/2006 4:37:08 PM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: Dane

Palast wrote this article even before the polls closed. He made sure this would be printed if Calderon won.


23 posted on 07/03/2006 4:37:09 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: Dane

The al Gaurdian is not happy!


24 posted on 07/03/2006 4:37:46 PM PDT by mathprof
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To: Dane
"As in Florida in 2000, and as in Ohio in 2004, the exit polls show the voters voted for the progressive candidate"

Groan!
Not more BS from The 'Assassinate President Bush" Guardian again.
When is The Guardian going to simply get to their one true destination in life, and officially become part of the Daily Kos moonbat site?
Don't see any difference between them right now.
25 posted on 07/03/2006 4:38:02 PM PDT by Jameison
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To: PJ-Comix
DUmmie Implosion Alert!
26 posted on 07/03/2006 4:38:42 PM PDT by RedRover
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To: GeronL
The only exit poll that I saw that had Obrador winning was the one from the PRD itself all of the others said Calderon

I've only seen the same thing.

Calderon's PAN lead has been at 1% (+/-.25%) over the PRI since about 65% of the vote was reported. Calderon will win by that margin, unless there's massive Obrador PRD voter fraud. Over 98% of the vote is in, and the PRD would need to win practically all of the expected outstanding votes in order to win the election. What vote is out is predominantly from PAN-friendly NW Mexico. And the number of expected votes hasn't been matching the actual votes as it comes in because it seems that extremely rural or otherwise small precincts are the only ones left to be counted.
27 posted on 07/03/2006 4:38:57 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: Tijeras_Slim; Clara Lou; SmithL; Dane; West Coast Conservative
Have you guys seen Rove lately? He's growing a handlebar mustache. I think he wants to look the part when he ties Hillary to the train tracks then runs of giggling.
28 posted on 07/03/2006 4:40:19 PM PDT by Jaysun (I'm from a little place called Smithereens. It ain't pretty out here.)
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To: Dane

Calderón Derangement Syndrome


29 posted on 07/03/2006 4:42:07 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (Yo no soy Marinaro. Soy Condista.)
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To: Dane
Señor Alberto Gore is getting snippy.

The Mexican Al Gore is a cactus in a sombrero instead of a tree.

30 posted on 07/03/2006 4:43:47 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Loose lips sink ships - and the New York Times really doesn't have a problem with sinking ships.)
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To: Enchante
Greg Palast was one of the discredited Downing Street memo turds.
31 posted on 07/03/2006 4:44:00 PM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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If Palast is pissed off it must be good news!


32 posted on 07/03/2006 4:45:56 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Jack Murtha? Not in my Marine Corps!)
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To: atomicweeder

If you don't lie to the exit polls you could hurt the candidate that you voted for.

Besides I love to return the favor to the Press any time I can.

TT


33 posted on 07/03/2006 4:47:32 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: Dane

Where is the whine alert?


34 posted on 07/03/2006 4:49:01 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
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To: Dane

Diebold made all the pencils!


35 posted on 07/03/2006 4:55:08 PM PDT by Sender ("Why, by God, I actually pity those poor sons-of-b*tches we're going up against. By God, I do".)
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To: Dane

Que lastima. El senor Daschle es muy triste.


36 posted on 07/03/2006 4:56:10 PM PDT by Argus
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Stealing the elections that American Democrats don't want to steal.


37 posted on 07/03/2006 4:58:00 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (What you know about that?)
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To: Dane
In an article posted shortly after this one a BBC study states;

Paranoia, a widespread problem

"One in three people in the UK regularly suffers paranoid or suspicious fears,"

"They found levels of paranoia were much higher than previously suspected"

And they must all read the Guardian.

38 posted on 07/03/2006 4:58:48 PM PDT by A message
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To: Dane; Liz; Howlin; MurryMom

Investigate Diebold! Indict Halliburton! Arrest Jose Cuervo!


39 posted on 07/03/2006 5:01:53 PM PDT by Libloather (They can't privatize Social Security but they can find a way to give it to illegal aliens...)
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To: Libloather
Investigate Diebold! Indict Halliburton! Arrest Jose Cuervo!

Knowing the Dummie, Koskid warped rhetoric, don't be surprised if they say Karl Rove spiked all the worms they eat from tequila bottles.

40 posted on 07/03/2006 5:05:24 PM PDT by Dane ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" Ronald Reagan, 1987)
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