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The Urban-Rural Canard, Ctd

By The Daily Dish
Jun 21 2009, 10:54 AM ET

From a new analysis of the rigged election data, an important point:

In 2005, as in 2001 and 1997, conservative candidates, and Ahmadinejad in particular, were markedly unpopular in rural areas. That the countryside always votes conservative is a myth. The claim that this year Ahmadinejad swept the board in more rural provinces flies in the face of these trends.



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