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To: cunning_fish
People who organized or took advantage of these riots (if they were really spontaneous which I doubt) knew full well that they can’t beat him in fair elections.

Even before the protests started, the opinion polls had him behind Klitchko or Yatsenuyk in head to head elections by 15-10 points. Now he's trailing the far-right Tyahnybok. The reason is that his eastern and southern base has been very disappointed by his policies. They would've dumped him long ago if not for the rigid communist-era party structure which doesn't allow an alternative.

The chance that Yanukovych would've allowed a fair election is zero point zero, like the 2012 parliamentary election.

36 posted on 02/21/2014 4:43:30 PM PST by Ivan Mazepa
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To: Ivan Mazepa

As I said earlier I wouldn’t miss Yanukovitz.
You can vote in either Klitchko or Mike Tyson or anyone else you wish.


38 posted on 02/21/2014 5:13:12 PM PST by cunning_fish
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To: Ivan Mazepa
Even before the protests started, the opinion polls had him behind Klitchko or Yatsenuyk in head to head elections by 15-10 points

Ahh but that's not how Ukraine's presidential elections work and there is no indication the opposition would unite behind a single leader other than Yulia Tymashenko. This is why the European socialists were so insistant that she be released from prison as a pre-condition to their offer of associate status in their EU.

In a three way race Yanokovitch beats the two major opposition puppets much like Clinton did in 1992 with less than 50% of the vote.

42 posted on 02/21/2014 6:33:42 PM PST by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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