"... There's nothing paranoid about suggesting that political operatives, given
the opportunity, might engage in dirty tricks. Indeed, given the intensity of partisanship these days, one suspects that small
dirty tricks are common. ...
"The point is that you don't have to believe in a central conspiracy to
worry that partisans will take advantage of an insecure, unverifiable voting system to manipulate election results. Why expose
them to temptation? ... Let's be clear: the credibility
of U.S. democracy may be at stake."
Inviting Bush supporters to a fund-raiser, the host wrote, "I am
committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year." No surprise there. But Walden O'Dell —
who says that he wasn't talking about his business operations — happens to be the chief executive of Diebold ...
... There's
nothing paranoid about suggesting that political operatives, given the opportunity, might engage in dirty tricks. Indeed,
given the intensity of partisanship these days, one suspects that small dirty tricks are common. ...
The point is that you don't have to believe in a central conspiracy
to worry that partisans will take advantage of an insecure, unverifiable voting system to manipulate election results. Why
expose them to temptation?
...
Let's be clear: the credibility of U.S. democracy may be at stake.
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