Reply #18: Here's the BBC article

[Patsy Stone]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3987237.stm

"Pressure and pranks

By the time election night came around, Mr Rove was in the White House, where, unusually for a political adviser, he has an office.

He set up computers in the Old Family Dining Room and started tabulating results. He had set up a massive network of contacts, not just in state capitals, but individual districts and precincts to monitor turnout and support.

Early exit polls quoted by media seemed to give Mr Kerry the edge, but colleagues said Mr Rove indicated right away that they did not tally with his information.

He used his own data to put Ohio and Florida in the Bush column - bringing cheers from the president and his family when he went into the Roosevelt Room and told them."

It made me so crazy, I wrote to Rachel Clarke asking if she saw anything out of the ordinary. I expected no response and received none.

Curiouser and curiouser.

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