Protests urged as Mexico count nears end

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[davidnownthen]

Before anyone goes celebrating the election of the ruling candidate in the Mexican Presidential election, it's important to remember that the so-called "conservative" pro-globalization presidential candidate does NOT have an "insurmountable" lead...it's a statistical tie. Just Presidential election 2000, the percentage difference between the tabulated votes is a least twice as large as the margin of error in the counting process.

This election will be decided in a recount.

Right now the pro-globalization candidate (conservative) is leading by approximately 200,000 votes, or .4 percent, which is a statistical tie. But that's just the tally of the votes. A recount will decide the election.

[eyespysomething]

Welcome to FR.

[JohnnyZ]

Keep dreamin, Miss margin of error. Your commies lost; you'll just have to concentrate your efforts on Massachusetts and California and New York and ....

[exit82]

Well, at least now the commie knows how many votes he has to "find" to win.

[bw17]

You joined FR today just to tell us that?

Calderon won...so go back to where you came from and tell the other DUmmies to quit whining about.

[thoughtomator]

So, whose men are counting the votes?

[Paleo Conservative]

200,000 isn't really very close mathematically.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Same rule the communists (er, liberal/socialists/democrats) used here: Recount,cheat,recount,cheat,recount,cheat UNTIL the recount goes your way.

Then IMMEDIATELY stop.

Worked in Washington for governor, in SouthCAl (er, northern Mexico) and in many races in between.

Except FL - where our electoral college focused national attention on the single county blatantly cheating: Palm Beach.

They tried, but couldn't manufacture enough votes to make up for the rest of the state.

[NapkinUser]

Is this old or has the conservative passed the communist? Last I saw the communist guy was leading by over two percentage points with over seventy percent of the votes counted.

[BreitbartSentMe]

1. Welcome to FR
2. You're full of crap - you have no idea about Election Law in Mexico

Pinging those of us who were up all night on the Mexican Election Thread - and some who have followed this for months to either straighten out this newbie, or help send him back to the DUmp.

[hispanarepublicana]

Your first day and you put something in Breaking News?


35.31% ObraGORE

35.88% Calderon

Difference: 0.57 pts
Percent of Votes Counted: 99.96%

[jrestrepo]

Strange, I just read an article a few minutes ago that said it was no longer possible for the leftist to win.

Also, "leading by approximately 200,000 votes, or .4 percent, which is a statistical tie" is not quite correct. Statistics applies when you count a sample and estimate the outcome. When count the entire lot, it is just math and the percentage becomes margin of difference.

[jdm]

Yep, a troll. A troll who took the time to complete his 'about me' page, but a troll nonetheless.

[BreitbartSentMe]

I already called out the kitties, they should be here soon to clean this up.

[Little Ray]

They're both bad. Don't know that either one of 'em is worse. So what is the big deal?

[hispanarepublicana]

Got a new one just today:

[Buck W.]

"Right now the pro-globalization candidate (conservative) is leading by approximately 200,000 votes, or .4 percent, which is a statistical tie."

No it's not. In an election a lead of 1 is a win. Or, say, 537 in Florida...

[shield]

It obvious you've not been keeping up since 4AM...conservative Calderon WON!!!!!!!

[BreitbartSentMe]

Nice! Is that the 30lb cat in the news?

[hispanarepublicana]

That's him.