[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm sure it was test that somebody accidentally published.

This is not the first time this has happened, and incompetence is a more likely explanation than conspiracy.

[SnakeDoctor]

Never attribute to villainy that which can be easily explained by simple incompetence.

Until further evidence of a conspiracy surfaces, it is logical to assume that they were just testing their system. It would’ve been a good idea for them to use better numbers to test, to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

SnakeDoc

[ClearCase_guy]

Apparently it was just "test data" on the site. But that still begs a few questions --

With Brown ahead in virtually all polls, why did the "test data" show Coakley winning? Is that wishful thinking on the Globe's part?

Why doesn't the site have a disclaimer that says "TEST DATA" if the site contains "test data"?

Couldn't they use "test data" like 25 votes for Brown and 25 votes for Coakley, with 100% of precincts reporting? Why isn't that a good test?

All of this feeds into the well known fear that US elections are tainted and that the results are determined by the counters and not the voters. The Leftist media shows its arrogance by not being sensitive to this fear.

[SatinDoll]

Magical thinking?

[NMEwithin]

It had to have been a test...I mean come on look at the data:

50%

49%

1%

Seems too neat to me...

[the invisib1e hand]

omg, listen to the voice of denial trying to sound like reason.

How much more freaking evidence do you need to understand that nothing is beneath the lust for power?

As if the left never stole an election? As if there was such a thing as an honest election in Boston, where a mayor was once "elected" while sitting in a jail cell.

Denial springs eternal. That should be a tagline.

[dmz]

Dewey defeats Truman!

If the results tomorrow look exactly like the map you posted, then we’ll talk.

[Ben Mugged]

Is handing out blank absentee forms illegal?

[hoosiermama]

If you witness a problem and it is not resolved immediatly by the local poll warden call the police/or Secretary of Commonwealth’s Elections Division at 617-727-2828 or 1-800-462-8683.

[Oceander]

As much as I am inclined to see Democrat villainy behind every tree, this smacks too much of the same boneheaded mistake the Chicago Tribune made back in 1948, when they mistakenly released the versions of the paper that had the headline "Dewey Beats Truman" instead of the correct version wherein Truman beat Dewey:

[Wee-Weed Up]

Sounds to me like they already had something created, so if Coakley were to win, they could hit print and send it out instantly. Looks like someone forgot to let the printer operator know he wasn’t supposed to hit the print button.

[Red Badger]

[Pravious]

Does anyone have any idea why almost all of the polls reported here on FR have Brown ahead (sometimes by a significant margin), but the “mainstream media” seems only to be reporting that the “polls show a tie...” — are they using different polls, or lying?

[truthguy]

I'm hoping that Brown wins and praying that it's a fair election. I have no doubt that the Democrats don't just play hardball but they will do ANYTHING to win. They will stop at nothing. They are scum of the earth and we can see just what they are all about by watching MSNBC.

Always remember this administration has its roots in Crook County, IL. The Democrat slogan there is:

Vote early and vote often.

[Buckeye McFrog]

probably true that it is a technical glitch, but the fact that this story went viral SO quickly puts the cheaters on notice that we are all watching. VERY carefully!