Hmmm... amazing how the numbers change over time - the much lauded 72% (as seen on FoxNews) has slowly crept down to 57% and probibly will continue to fall as more results come in... and as more complaints of voters being turned away in Sunni areas comes to light...
Anyhoo... before ya'll jump for joy like they did on FoxNEWS, here is a tidbit from the past (which I'm sure some readers of the New York Times might have seen):
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U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote: Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Veitcong Terror
United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam's presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting. According to reports from Saigon, 83 per cent of the 5.85 million registered voters cast their ballots yesterday. Many of them risked reprisals threatened by the Vietcong. A successful election has long been seen as the keystone in President Johnson's policy of encouraging the growth of constitutional processes in South Vietnam ... The purpose of the voting was to give legitimacy to the Saigon Government ...
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