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Conspiracy Theories Abound After Bush Victory (Busts Voter Fraud Nuts)
ABC News ^ | Nov. 9, 2004 | JAKE TAPPER and AVERY MILLER

Posted on 11/10/2004 7:51:38 AM PST by Novel

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2004 -- There were minor voting irregularities on Election Day — long lines, voting machine breakdowns, shortages of provisional ballots — but some people are now leveling charges of voter fraud.

Doug Chapin, a nonpartisan election analyst, finds the claims to be baseless. "There were no problems that would lead me to believe that there were stolen elections or widespread fraud," he said.

"There was no overwhelming reason to cast doubt on the outcome of this election," seconded Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, the campaign manager for Al Gore's 2000 campaign. "George Bush got more votes this time."

Nevertheless, many people have devised various theories, including stories of voters in largely Democratic counties in Florida whose votes were changed for Bush, phantom voters in Ohio and exit polls showing John Kerry in the lead that were truer than the final tally. Off the record, many Democratic strategists dismiss such allegations, but they also know such resentment can be channeled for political use in the future.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004election; bush; kerry; kerrydefeat; voterfruad
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To: Guillermo

The more they want to go left, the happier I get!


21 posted on 11/10/2004 8:14:01 AM PST by Freepdonia (Victory is Ours! (I told you so :-))
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To: Novel

The actual FRAUD was by THE RAT PARTY. They don't won't to go there....many of the rats would end up in jail. Re-opening PA, MICH and WISC just to name a few.


22 posted on 11/10/2004 8:16:02 AM PST by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: Novel
The congressmen's letter mentions the Web site ustogether.org, which questions why so many counties in Florida that have more registered Democrats than Republicans ended up voting for Bush. The Web site implies someone fixed the results.

Maybe because the Jewish voters in those counties simply didn't want to follow your candidate's policy of cutting and running in the face of terrorism?

23 posted on 11/10/2004 8:23:43 AM PST by ClintonBeGone (Sometimes it's OK for even a Wolverine to root for a Buckeye win.)
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To: markman46
"Off the record, many Democratic strategists dismiss such allegations, but they also know such resentment can be channeled for political use in the future."

Why do I keep hearing the echo of

"He betrayed this county. . . he played on our fears."

24 posted on 11/10/2004 8:24:51 AM PST by ClintonBeGone (Sometimes it's OK for even a Wolverine to root for a Buckeye win.)
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To: Novel

Good resource to challenge leftist lunacy.


25 posted on 11/10/2004 8:28:02 AM PST by FourtySeven (47)
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To: Freepdonia
If you look closely at Dean's famous video scream, you can see Rove sticking a pin into his butt.

Rove didn't stick any pins into Dean. He used an effigy.

PH33R |-|!Z L337 V00D00 P0W4HZ!!!!

26 posted on 11/10/2004 8:32:52 AM PST by thulldud (It's bad luck to be superstitious.)
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To: sarasotarepublican

Ther heart of tinfoil hat libs voting fears: http://blackboxvoting.com

Visit and LYAO.


27 posted on 11/10/2004 8:38:21 AM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: Guillermo
Idiot DU'er deux: "Oh yes you can. You can pretend to be from the Dean campaign, and then call all his supporters in the middle of the night, waking them up and making them mad. Then they won't show up for you. You can force all the editorial boards to endorse Kerry. You can blackmail the Governors wife into endorsing Kerry."

Golly, we don't call them DUmmies for nuthin', eh?

Rove was salivating at the chance to run against Dean. Had it all mapped out and everything!

Since I know the DUer's will be lurking about this thread, I shall deliver a message from Mr. Rove himself to them....


28 posted on 11/10/2004 8:38:32 AM PST by BigWaveBetty (Teresa high maintenance? Who'da thunk it?)
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To: thulldud

:-)


29 posted on 11/10/2004 8:39:23 AM PST by Freepdonia (Victory is Ours! (I told you so :-))
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To: sarasotarepublican

Why don't we become creative and Freep ABC news with our own theories?

I'm sure we'll get ingored, but it would be fun.


30 posted on 11/10/2004 9:55:04 AM PST by stefeb
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To: add925
Ther heart of tinfoil hat libs voting fears: http://blackboxvoting.com Visit and LYAO.
Didn't see anything about the preloaded votes in Philly on this site.
31 posted on 11/10/2004 10:01:52 AM PST by CriticalJ
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To: Guillermo

yyyeeeahhhhh

Sorry, tension breaker, had to be done.


32 posted on 11/10/2004 10:03:35 AM PST by BlueNgold (Feed the Tree .....)
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