I'm losing count, and I'm not alone. This is what, the 5th claim of victory in Mexico?
The official tally opened a new phase in the bruising political battle between the men. Mr. López Obrador's refusal to concede defeat set the stage for a legal challenge that could take weeks to decide who would be the next president.He called on his supporters to rally in the historic central square of the capital on Saturday in a show of strength that suggested he would use huge street demonstrations to put public pressure on the court to grant his request for a recount.
"We cannot accept these results," Mr. López Obrador, 52, declared. "We are going to ask for clarity. We are going to ask for a vote count, polling place by polling place."
And of course each ballot box has extra votes stuffed in, so they'll all be tallied wrong. The only real question is how many times one guy has to win before they call it. Maybe Al Gore should go down and supervise.
Posted by Kevin Murphy at July 7, 2006 12:30 AM