Posted on 07/06/2006 5:52:53 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Mexican election officials are beginning their arduous recount of the ballots from Sunday's presidential election.
As the political parties wrangle over voting irregularities, a majority of Mexican voters are looking on with a wary eye, a recent Zogby poll shows.
The survey, sponsored by the University of Miami School of Communication, showed that a majority of Mexican voters would not look kindly on a protest of the election results. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed - 60 percent - said they would not support a protest of the vote by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the PRD party. Just 30 percent said they would support a protest.
Leaders of Obrador's party have called for a recount of votes, but have stopped short of organizing massive, all-out protests.
News reports showed Conservative PAN party candidate Felipe Calderon Hinojosa clinging to a razor-thin lead in the race over left wing competitor Obrador. A third candidate, Roberto Madrazo Pinitado of the PRI party, finished further back.
Asked if such a protest would be good for Mexican democracy, just 32 percent agreed, while 53 percent said it would be a bad thing for the nation’s political system.
The University of Miami School of Communication/Zogby poll had Calderon with 34.5 percent support, compared with 31.3 percent for the PRD candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and 27.1 percent for PRI candidate Roberto Madrazo Pinitado. After Sunday's election, Calderon led by just 1 percent before today's recount.
Zogby's pre-election survey, conducted June 10-15, 2006, included 1,000 respondents and carried a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points.
it's Florida 2000 in Mexico. the libs threaten to whine and carry on temper tantrums in the streets if they don't win. Count the votes until you get the results you want. throw a hissy fit until then - that's the left's way
Exactly. If the right wins - its stolen - if the left wins its fair!
No matter who wins in Mexico it's probably stolen anyway.
What type of margin is necessary for the left to claim an election wasn't stolen?
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THE REAL DEAL : ACCURACY
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Zogby is a proterrorist-fraud, beloved by murderous Islamic murderers (his bro thought up the terror state, "Palestine"),
and their hateful Democrat terrorist supporters everywhere.
Zogby applies "special sauce" in S.D. Sen. Race [He admits it!] THE REAL DEAL : ZOGBY ACCURACY
FreeRepublic > Drudge > Debka > Broken clock > New York Times > Zogby > Dead Rabbit
THE REAL DEAL : FINAL ACCURACY RATING BASED UPON COMPLETE 2004 US ELECTION
FreeRepublic > Drudge > Debka > Broken clock > New York Times ~ Dead Rabbit >>> Zogby
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Arizona Zogby had it +6% for Bush Final +11% for Bush
Arkansas Zogby had it +3% for Bush Final +9% for Bush
Colorado Zogby had it too close to call Final +7% for Bush
Florida Zogby had it +.1% for Kerry and trending Kerry Final +5% for Bush
Iowa Zogby had it +5% for Kerry Final still TBD
Michigan Zogby had it +6% for Kerry Final Result +3% for Kerry
Minnesota Zogby had it +6% for Kerry Final Result +3% for Kerry
Missouri Zogby had it +3% for Bush Final Result +8% for Bush
Nevada Zogby had it too close to call Final +3% for Bush
New Hampshire Zogby had it +5% for Kerry Final Result +1% for Kerry
New Mexico Zogby had it +3% for Kerry Final - still TBD
North Carolina Zogby had it +3% for Bush Final +13% for Bush
Oregon Zogby had it +10% for Kerry Final Result +5% for Kerry
Ohio Zogby had it +2% for Bush but trending Kerry Final TBD
Pennsylvania Zogby had it trending Kerry Final Result +3% for Kerry
Tennessee Zogby had it +4% for Bush Final +14% for Bush
Virginia Zogby had it slight edge for Bush Final +8% for Bush
Washington Zogby had it +10% for Kerry Final Result +7% for Kerry
West Virginia Zogby had it +4% for Bush Final +14% for Bush
Wisconsin Zogby had it +6% for Kerry Final Result +1% for Kerry
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Actual NH Final Jan 27 -John Kerry 84,229 38% 13 Howard Dean 57,788 26%
Zogby NH Primary Tracking Poll Jan 25
Kerry 31% Dean 28% Clark 13% Edwards 12% Lieberman 9%
RESULT: Actual Diff: 12% (Kerry - Dean)
Actual IOWA caucus 01/20/04 - Kerry 38, Edwards 32, Dean 18, Gephardt drops out
Zogby IOWA Poll for 01/18/04 - Kerry 24, Dean 23, Gephardt 19, Edwards 18.
THE REAL DEAL : ACCURACY
FreeRepublic > Drudge > Debka > Broken clock > New York Times > Zogby > Dead Rabbit
In Mexico protesting would put your life in danger.
"THE REAL DEAL : ACCURACY
FreeRepublic > Drudge > Debka > Broken clock > New York Times > Zogby > Dead Rabbit"
Finally, some new math I can understand!
It's a good news-bad news deal for the winner. The good news is you won, the bad news is you're President of Mexico.
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