Something is rotten in the state of Alaska?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I wasn't all that surprised at the results. Just turnout (again, based on false numbers from AP).

Ditto. AP's numbers made it look like something was really wrong; and given that Alaska is the GOP equivalent of Chicago -- or maybe Rhode Island's a better analogy -- suspicion is such a case would certainly be warranted. A Stevens win alone wouldn't have surprised me, either; these are the folks who elected Palin, after all.

But it's nice to see that AP's numbers were wrong, and nicer still to see that this might break for Begich after all.

[DanS]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
suspicion is such a case would certainly be warranted

You're just trying to justify your unfounded suspicions after the fact.

[Naked Gents Rut]

Anyway, Imran & BK, if you want to hear screaming about election fraud b/c the Dems are winning/have won, feel free to stop by any number of right-wing blogs.

I read major right-wing blogs every day and I've yet to see any screaming about widespread election fraud. The only point of concern is Minnesota, where there seems to be some legitimate concern about the propriety of some Franken votes that mysteriously turned up after the intial counting of votes.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11132008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/franken_fixes_stalk_senate_race_138523.htm

[Boris Godunov]

The Republicans have been making a lot of hysterical claims about MN, none of which are actually grounded in any facts:

http://www.minnpost.com/braublog/2008/11/07/4477/pre-recount_mountain_iron_is_no_palm_beach_county

http://www.minnpost.com/davidbrauer/2008/11/12/4565/minneapolis_election_director_speaks_ballots_in_my_car_story_false

[Naked Gents Rut]

What the **** is minnpost.com? Given the abnormally large number of prominent GOP bloggers from Minnesota (Hugh Hewitt, Ed Morissey, Powerline), I think you can be expected to do a little better than that...

[Ben Kenobi]

NGR:

Thanks for the backup.

I find it hard to believe that an extra 100 votes for Franken were found in a car.

[Naked Gents Rut]

I find it hard to believe that an extra 100 votes for Franken were found in a car.

No. There were only 32 votes found in that car.

[Ben Kenobi]

I didn't know the Hamburglar was a resident of Minnesota.

He and the Grimace must like all the trees.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by DanS


You're just trying to justify your unfounded suspicions after the fact.

Would you say that if we were talking about an election in Chicago, Rhode island, or Louisiana? Of course not. Suspicion is always warranted in those places. Alaska's the same.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Naked Gents Rut
No. There were only 32 votes found in that car.

There were no votes found in "that car." The story is bunk.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Naked Gents Rut
What the **** is minnpost.com? Given the abnormally large number of prominent GOP bloggers from Minnesota (Hugh Hewitt, Ed Morissey, Powerline), I think you can be expected to do a little better than that...

What it says is better-sourced than what the NY Post relied upon, which appears to only be Norm Coleman's lawyer. Who rapidly backed off the claim when challenged.

Considering the sources you pulled out of the rightwingosphere to try and show that as a boy Obama was suckled by Bill Ayer's wife while being instructed how to create pipe bombs, I find your complaint amusing.

[DanS]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
Would you say that if we were talking about an election in Chicago, Rhode island, or Louisiana? Of course not. Suspicion is always warranted in those places. Alaska's the same.

Yes, I would. And no, suspicion is not always warranted in those places.

Fact is, you can imagine fraud in any locale all day long, if you are so inclined.