Robogate: Harper denies, denies, but the stain is spreading further in this banana monarchy of ours.
18 27 34 ridings now appear to have been affected by fraudulent electoral practices.*
I’ve gone over the ridings identified so far with the help of the invaluable Pundits’ Guide. Co-blogger Alison has been on this, too.
Take Etobikoke Centre—well, the Cons did, by a margin of 26 votes. How about Elmwood-Transcona, won by a margin of 284 votes. Or Winnipeg South Centre (722 votes**), Mississauga East-Cooksville (661) or Willowdale (932)? Or Kitchener-Waterloo (2144), or London North Centre (1665)?
Anyone claiming that concerted voter suppression campaign would not have affected outcomes is one for whom I have some Florida cottage land, cheap. Hell, I’ll throw in a bridge in New York, as well.
Other margins are large enough to be convincing, including Dean Del Mastro’s Peterborough riding, which was never in jeopardy. We all enjoyed his “me too” bleating, but if anyone takes that man seriously about anything, I’ll make them the same offer of land and a bridge.
If they stay on the story, given their explosive results so far, Stephen Maher and Glen McGregor will be Canada’s Woodward and Bernstein. Keep digging! Deep Throat is surely on his way by now.
(More on the distant early warnings of this historic scandal from DAMMIT JANET!.)
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* And counting!
** Alison notes that the Elections Canada raw vote tally reports this number.