Just to be clear (for people who don't read the entire post), Silver goes on to say, "In case this isn't clear, I am not suggesting that any and all statistica

Just to be clear (for people who don't read the entire post), Silver goes on to say, "In case this isn't clear, I am not suggesting that any and all statistical analysis purporting to show tampering in Iran's election results will turn out to be fruitless. I am merely suggesting that this particular analysis is dubious; it is not a smoking gun. "To properly analyze Iran's election results is probably something best left to Middle East experts, rather than experts on U.S. electoral politics. Juan Cole, for instance, who certainty does know a thing or two about foreign policy, sees plenty of things that smell fishy to him." And links to this excellent post about why it looks like the election actually was stolen: http://www.juancole.com/2009/06/stealing-iranian-election.html http://www.juancole.com/2009/06/stealing-iranian-election.ht...