Reply #19: Cool.

[philly_bob]

Scorn WAS heaped, my friend, on allegations of election fraud, both on DU and in the mainstream media.

Maybe you didn't heap scorn. In my opinion, Manjoo did, in the tone of his earlier writing. He certainly has not established himself (at this point in his career) as the go-to guy for perspective on election reform issues. I canceled my subscription to Salon because of his obtuseness.

You say that "I'm confident that machine problems determined the outcome in FL-13 in 2006. Possibly New Mexico in 2004." Wow. If you believe that, then I definitely misrepresented your position, and I'm sorry. I thought you were a blanket fraud-denier. I wonder if Manjoo believes the same thing.

I've enjoyed this discussion, and would encourage you to share your thoughts on how to evaluate charges of election fraud. Especially when the NH recount results come out in about a month.