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Chavez's pick won the election but just as insiders had said, the rich party was already prepared to protest the result if it didn't go their way. The margin was narrow, they launched right in. The US, in spite of overwhelming evidence from international monitor that Venezuela has some of the cleanest elections in the world, backed the opposition fully.
The irony of the US saying that a complete recount of all ballots is appropriate in a tight race.
Since then it seems to have fizzeled out as recounts haven't changed anything and the opposition has made itself look like a whiny toddler having a tantrum.
The irony of the US saying that a complete recount of all ballots is appropriate in a tight race.
Since then it seems to have fizzeled out as recounts haven't changed anything and the opposition has made itself look like a whiny toddler having a tantrum.