Harper's: A Hollow Ohio Election

Harper's this month is going over the long, long, long list of irregularities in the 2004 Ohio election. Props to Keith Olberman for being the only pundit to talk about it at the time.

Contrast this with the allegations - or rather the GOP's ceaseless bitching and whining- about the election in Washington with a tight, tight governor's race. Their very worst - and as it turned out baseless -allegations of fraud were far milder than what happened in Ohio.

I think it's likely the GOP manipulated the election. Certainly the Ohio GOP was already corrupt, if you've been following the strange rare coin investment scandal. Whether it was the difference in the presidential race is another question.

My gut feeling is another thing.