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Adrian Hoe wrote:
> Ha! Democracy.

Democracy wasn't at issue, just vote counting disputes.
They need to be adjudicated somehow, and naturally the
losers will cry foul. The race was as close to 50-50 as
you could get, so it could just as well have been decided
by a coin flip.