Reply #11: SALON: "...no evidence to support Palast's claim that Kerry won Ohio."

[jrtruth1]

First TheNation and now SALON

It's getting about time to wrap up this issue and start planning for what counts - the next election

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111804I.shtml

I do not disagree with Palast's more general thesis that the American electoral system is deeply flawed. Even if there aren't enough uncounted votes in Ohio to overturn the election, it's disgraceful that 93,000 votes in the state will go uncounted. Just as troubling is that many voters in Ohio - mainly concentrated in low-income, Democratic areas - were forced to wait in long lines just to cast their votes. These problems must be addressed, and Salon will continue to press for reforms.

But a broken system doesn't mean the fix is in. At this point, there is simply no evidence to support Palast's claim that Kerry won Ohio.

Farhad Manjoo is a staff writer for Salon Technology & Business.