sentences:  Writing in "The Washington Post", pollsters Ken Ballen and Patrick Doherty have used this to suggest that Ahmadinejad's apparent victory might reflect the will of the Iranian people.The poll was quoted by Reuters, "Khaleej Times" and Jim Muir of BBC News.However, the "Irish Times", while quoting the poll, also pointed out that it was taken three weeks before the election, and electoral campaigning in Iran is only allowed for a period of 30 days prior to the election date, which means this poll was conducted only one week into the campaigning.