He denounced election officials for going forward with an official count of poll-workers' vote tallies, as required by election law, and ignoring his demand for a ballot-by-ballot review.
This guy was angry because they followed the law instead of slanting things his way?? Amazing. Thank God he didn't win and I hope they continue to follow the law I pray he doesn't find a way of weaseling into office.
The preliminary count conducted earlier this week had Calderon winning by about 400,000 votes, a lead predicted to shrink to about 260,000 votes once the 3 million some-odd ballots that were set aside for irregularities were reviewed and then added to the total. The certified vote total finished today has Calderon leading by 235,000 votes, a difference of 25,000 votes from the preliminary count, or about 0.06 percent of the total 41 million votes cast. A miniscule difference, and it validates the preliminary count.
Don't expect the media or Obrador to acknowledge this, though, or to acknowledge that a 235,000 vote margin is not that close. They'll follow the same template they've used here - keep recounting the votes until they get a total that shows the leftist even one vote ahead, then immediately stop and declare him the winner.