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Young Voters Will Play Big Role In Iran’s Election

Posted by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief in International, Politics.
Jun 12th, 2009 | Comments

The big news today is Iran’s election where President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is facing unexpectedly strong opposition. Can he lose? Some say yes. Some say no. Some suggest he could win even if he loses (rigged?). Others say no matter who wins the real Powers That Be in Iran will never allow significant changed and that hopes for a revolution are simplistic. But there is already one significant change: the large role of a new generation in Iran’s election:

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jwest

Isn’t it amazing that, due to the absence of Acorn, the election vote counts in Tehran and Tabriz will be more accurate than those from Milwaukee and St. Louis?

Polimom

"Isn’t it amazing that, due to the absence of Acorn, the election vote counts in Tehran and Tabriz will be more accurate than those from Milwaukee and St. Louis?"

jwest -- from today's perspective and the evolving chaos about the returns, would you still make this same comment?

jwest

It looks like the community organizers have taken over in Iran.

What is this world coming to?

Igormarxo

Old Russian saying...You can tell same lie 1000 time but not change truth!

Difference between USSR Communist media and USA "mainstream media"

In Russia government make media say what they want - even if lie.
In USA "mainstream media" try make government what they want - even if lie..
.....eventually they become same thing?!

Equate to Obaba Acorn

I Igor produce Obama Birth Certificate at www.igormaro.org

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