The Iranian People Speak
Washington Post / Ken Ballen and Patrick Doherty
14-Jun-2009 (6 comments)

Many experts are claiming that the margin of victory of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the result of fraud or manipulation, but our nationwide public opinion survey of Iranians three weeks before the vote showed Ahmadinejad leading by a more than 2 to 1 margin -- greater than his actual apparent margin of victory in Friday's election.

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Q

Survey showed Ahmadinejad was going to win big

by Q on

Interesting... the plot thickens.


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Ostaad

Jaleho, are you equating Ahamdinejad to Mossadegh?!!!

by Ostaad on

You have been posting very interesting statements which only you can justify and there will be plenty of time for that.

I also have another question based on one of your posts:

Do you really believe in your heart of hearts all these civil protests
are the result of "emotions", and there's no rationale for so many
people to doubt the "election" results based on figures released by Ahmadinejad's Interior Dept? How do you know what the
undeniable "truth" is? Just the Ministry of Interior's figures,
announced with lightening speed, is sufficient to convince you of
Ahmadinejad's "election" victory? In that case, I admire your faith in
THAT system. You must be among those who are convince George Bush "won"
his election too.

Your statement, "This time, we have a HUGE number of youth who can be manipulated
because they have rightful frustration with the regime also. They
should be vigilant though not to be fooled by fraudulent claims and act
like a larger group of Shaban bi mokhs!!" Again begs the question. Who in your opinion is manipulating the "youth"? Why do think it's only the youth who are protesting the quasi-coup dropped on their laps by the rahbar and Ahmadinejad? 

Finally, shame on you who have steeped so low by comparing the people who are rightfully angry and protesting the violation of their civil rights for cheating them to a "larger group of Shaban bi mokhs!!". Frankly, I think your singlehandedly function as a "larger group of Shaban bi mokhs!!"  


Jaleho

Thanks Q,

by Jaleho on

 "but our nationwide public opinion survey of Iranians three weeks before the vote showed Ahmadinejad leading by a more than 2 to 1 margin -- greater than his actual apparent margin of victory in Friday's election. "

I urge everyone to look at this survey. The west once sucessfully derailed Iranian's wish during Mosadeq  who dared natinalize oil.

Now Ahmadinejad has done an equally daring thing, not only regarding nuclear energy, but also challenging the corruption of very powerful people in front of millions in a public debate.

Shaban bi mokhs against Mosadeq who went along with western agenda were few, and some Iranians also genuinely questioned Mosadeq's rightful path.

This time, we have a HUGE number of youth who can be manipulated because they have rightful frustration with the regime also. They should be vigilant though not to be fooled by fraudulent claims and act like a larger group of Shaban bi mokhs!! 

CNN coverage should be telling enough!


MRX1

Always fasinated

by MRX1 on

I am always fasinated by these so called surverys. who pays for these surverys? who does them? for what purpose? who checks the results? what cross section of society allegedly participates in them? I for one don't believe anything that comes from IRI regime.


Barbra

Now I'm even more confused :-)

by Barbra on

Well I'm not surprised that Mahmoud won, but I can't believe that Karroubi got less than 1%


nojanthegreat

yes Mr. q. more than 14

by nojanthegreat on

yes Mr. q.

more than 14 million people voted for him but they lost in the election. Mr. moussavi have fail to show any proof of fraud after 3 days . he counted on elite Iranian , middle class or upper class Iranian people.

some of them never vote and others who did are that 14 million people.

most of the kids, under 18 who are in the street didn’t even voted in the first place.

and every one knows ahmadi is big in small towns and cities around the country.

and some of us here outside don’t know things that he have done domestically . like making Azeri language an official language which can be take in universities now as a liter her major ( like foreign language ). and he was also the governor of ardabil ( Azeri part in northwest). so I am not surprise by him being the winner and about the fraud , show us the suspected stations and recount their vote.

this is like your favorite team wins or loses. in Iran you always burn buses and garbage bags and banks and......

we should not jump to conclusion and we need to do it legally.

And by the way

Thanks q