December 06, 2004

The Revolution Starts Now

At least we can hope, can't we?

* The Democratic Party said Monday it will examine reports of voting problems in Ohio, where Bush's victory clinched his re-election. Read more here.

* Two major challenges are expected to unfold Monday when Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell certifies the state's final election results, declaring Bush the winner by about 119,000 votes. Lawyers representing voters upset about problems at the polls plan to contest the results with the Ohio Supreme Court while third party candidates plan to file requests for a recount in each of Ohio's 88 counties. More here.

* A month after Kerry conceded Ohio to Bush, complaints and challenges about the balloting are mounting as activists including the Rev. Jesse Jackson demand closer scrutiny to ensure votes are being counted on the up-and-up. More here.

AND...

* Jon Stewart's America (The Book), the Daily Show host's million-selling riff on politics and other matters of satire, has been named Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, the industry trade magazine. Get the whole story here.

Posted by ayelet at December 6, 2004 10:09 AM
Comments

I'm curious to see if anything will be done about the obvious election-rigging that has been going on since W. took office.

Posted by: James at December 8, 2004 09:36 AM