The plan was to halt hostilities, allow humanitarian groups access to combat zones, and – crucially, given that elections in the world's youngest state have been postponed until at least 2017 – start planning for a transitional government.
Crafting policy at the federal level to remedy the situation would be tricky, given that elections will still need to be controlled at the state level, but some kind of national policy could help ensure that all ballots are treated the same way.
And of course, any disturbing election-related dreams may subside on their own, given that this election's votes are just a few hours away from being cast (for better or for worse).
"Given that our election systems are so decentralized, that effort meant working with Democratic and Republican election administrators from all across the country to bolster their cyber defenses".
That error was smaller than the misses in Arkansas, Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland this year, a remarkable feat given that primary election polls are typically more prone to error than those in those in general election contests for Senate and governor.
Yet, given that this election will be close, it is absolutely the right thing to do.
Few, even among protesters, expect any major concessions from the government, given that the election system has been decreed by the Communist Party.
Mr. Arzt said an audience of nearly half a million people was not bad given that the election was still more than three weeks away.
The party had always said it would review the total for 2010-11 in 2009 and, given that an election does not have to be called until June 2010, the Tories are unlikely to be in power before that year anyway.
