The WikiLeaks website has made a name for itself by releasing hundreds of thousands of classified documents relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now the website has taken things to a new level, having posted the results of the mid-term elections — three days early.

The election results (which have since been removed after we requested comment from WikiLeaks) had the Republicans picking up 32 seats in the House and 4 in the Senate, gains that were lower than most analysts anticipated. These numbers also ensure that the Democrats retain control in both the House and the Senate.

There had already been talk of election tampering, particularly after voters in Nevada raised concerns about ballots being pre-checked for Democrat Senator Harry Reid. It has also been revealed that these voting machines are controlled by SEIU, a close ally to President Obama. This has given rise to speculation that the election is somehow being rigged to keep the GOP from winning a majority in either the House or the Senate.

When asked about the alleged election results, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs responded: “Look, we live in a democracy where the American people get to participate in the democratic process and vote for their democratically selected leaders. I don’t see why everyone has a problem with the democratic process all of a sudden. These elections are democracy in action.”

In the follow-up question, a reporter asked Gibbs if the White House was concerned that this type of tampering could disenfranchise voters. He then said, “The only people who are unhappy with election results in a democracy are the losers. That’s always been true. So no, we don’t believe the voters will be any more disenfranchised now than they were in the last election. Besides, these results are pretty much consistent with the polls we’ve been looking at. And we’re confident that the returns on Tuesday night will show the same results as this alleged report. So I don’t see a problem. This is the democratic process.”

I.M. Cirius