Protests urged as Mexico count nears end

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[davidnownthen]

With 99.59 percent of the vote counted, Felipe Calderon would win even if all the remaining votes went to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party. He had 35.83 percent of the vote, compared with 35.36 percent for Lopez Obrador...Less than 200,000 votes, out of more than 41 million cast, separated the two...."We are going to the Federal Electoral Tribunal with the same demand -- that the votes be counted -- because we cannot accept these results," he said. "We are always going to act in a responsible manner, but at the same time, we have to defend the citizens' will."

[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.