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Old 11-12-2004, 09:00 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct
http://www.democraticunderground.com...esg_id=2682466
http://www.democraticunderground.com...ress=203x45003
Too long to quote, but the links are sfw and safe for your computer (however much of the website is not safe for rational thought.)
If you want a more lighthearted bit from their site, try this:
http://www.democraticunderground.com...esg_id=2676361
A nice jab at the fact that more Yahoo News captions are incorrect than correct.
Not safe for rational thought?

Interesting...the first two links (for those who aren't going to look at them) are actually sophisticated statistical analyses of the vote data. They compare pre-vote polling, absentee ballots, election day ballots, and exit-polling data to uncover what the author believes to be inconsistencies.

Neither come remotely close to Lebell's (and Mr. SelfDestruct's) insinuation that people are irrationally claiming the president stole the election.

I recommend anyone statistically inclined or just plain curious what the argument is to actually read through the data presented and have at it. Applying intellect (from any political perspective) to data, rather than speculation, is the basis I use to judge whether something is "rational," BTW.
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