Don't Assume Bush Won

Dear Michael Ventura,
   Thank you for your recent article "Dancing in the Dark" ["Letters @ 3am," Nov. 12], which like so many of your articles I found insightful and inspiring. However, I feel that the article is based on a false premise, that Bush actually won the recent election and that therefore the progressive mobilization we have witnessed in the past year was unsuccessful. The overwhelming evidence of voting irregularities in Ohio, Florida, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and other states that the mainstream media has chosen to dismiss casts significant doubt over the legitimacy of this election and the future of representative democracy in this country. Not to mention the fact that nearly three-fourths of the country voted on machines that leave no paper trail. This election is not over – there will be a recount in Ohio. Your words are encouraging but premature.