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Originally Posted by NCB
Yes, the John Thune vs. Tim Johnson race. The viilage of Pine Ridge on a SD Indian reservation indicated that there were changed ballots. That county was the last to report and ultimately put Johnson over the top by about 500 votes. Thune, being the anti-liberal, decided not to put the state through a bitter recount and conceded the race. Two years later, he defeated Daschle
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Interesting. I did some googling on this, not having heard of it before. Googling '"John thune" "tim johnson" election fraud' didn't turn up a whole lot, but there were a few articles--some that were during the allegations and several on the aftermath of them.
It appears that the claims were dismissed. There was another article that indicated that the fraud allegations were from a canned fraud complaint template distributed by the RNC.
I'm glad to have disproven this, but it's not really the partisan in me. I'd actually be very happy if somebody came along and dispelled other allegations of electoral fraud, including the ones that allegedly helped Republicans. If other fraud claims are as ersatz as this one appears to be, it would suggest that there may actually be a foundation of integrity underlying our government after all. I'd vastly prefer to lose honestly than to have the election stolen at the last minute by either party.
Here's the clearest piece I found about the Thune case, btw:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200411010001
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CLAIM: Democrats engaged in fraudulent activities in South Dakota during the 2002 election that led to Democrat Tim Johnson's win. (Chapter 6, pp. 77-94)
FACT: South Dakota's Republican attorney general dismissed the allegations, called affidavits supporting Republican charges "flat false."
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