Ohio, wasn't the race fixed a long time ago?

[demgurl]

I am sure I remember that there was a guy who is in charge of a lot of the electronic voting machines. And I believe a letter surfaced on the internet, as well as here, where he stated he wanted George Bush to win and would do whatever it takes to make that happen. That was the heart of the letter anyway, not a quote.

I *believe* this was an Ohio person, but can someone verify that? Isn't this something that should be brought to the attention of someone before they completely steal the election?

Thanks for any information you can give.

[Eric J in MN]

1. Wally O'Dell, CEO of Dieblod, wrote that he promised to

deliver Ohio to Bush.

[demgurl]

2. That's the guy!

We all should have been worried when that was posted way back when.

Here it is:

http://www.verifiedvoting.org/article.php?id=828

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In mid-August, Walden W. O'Dell, the chief executive of Diebold Inc., sat down at his computer to compose a letter inviting 100 wealthy and politically inclined friends to a Republican Party fund-raiser, to be held at his home in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. "I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year," wrote Mr. O'Dell, whose company is based in Canton, Ohio.

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But it is not the only way that Mr. O'Dell is involved in the election process. Through Diebold Election Systems, a subsidiary in McKinney, Tex., his company is among the country's biggest suppliers of paperless, touch-screen voting machines.

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He told us a long time ago that we would not get Ohio!