Yes, but if you discount the hard-left base that would claim disaster
regardless of circumstances, its not such an impressive list after all. The
fact is that about 80-85% of the country is pacified, and the

Had to laugh at Ashcroft today. He sees nothing wrong with an election held
only in selected portions of the country. It's better than no election at all,
he says.

Maybe he can apply that logic to the US?
Just hold the election in the red states? :-)