How to Steal an Election

Since the 2000 election, talk of vote fraud and election theft have
bubbled beneath America's political discourse, and theories about
whether the results were valid continue to inspire debate.

Today, AlterNet presents an oft-neglected viewpoint on American
elections: according to Andrew Gumbel, they have always been dirty,
and both parties have been to blame.

In this interview, Gumbel, author of "Steal This Vote," discusses
the dirty history of our elections -- and  how we can start
to fix them:

REWRITING OUR ROTTEN HISTORY OF ELECTIONS
Matthew Wheeland, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/32262/

And in this exclusive excerpt from "Steal This Vote," Gumbel
chronicles how the idealistic image of American democracy
differs from reality:

EXCERPT: HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION
Andrew Gumbel, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/32084/