With all due respect, So what!?
(1) The ballot was mailed in advance of the election to all registered
voters and to officials of all parties listed on the ballot. There were NO
protests from anyone concerning possible confusion in the use of the ballot.
(2) Assistance was available AT THE POLLING SITE for those who had any
questions.
(3) I haven't heard of any Republicans complaining that they didn't
understand the proper way to use the ballot.
Did it cost Gore votes? Doesn't matter. Incompetence is not a defense.
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not
succeed." -- Mark Twain
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Juan Zuluaga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 11:43 AM
Subject: Stats on Palm Beach votes
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> Date: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 3:57 PM -0500
> From: Greg Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Subject: important: election results
>
> As you probably all know, Bush has 1700 more votes in Florida over Gore.
> However, folks in Palm Beach were complaining that their ballots were
> confusing, and many people voted for Buchanan when they thought they were
> voting for Gore. With the help of my wife Chris, I analyzed the county by
> county presidential results for Florida. The results are clear: the
ballot
> for Palm Beach cost Gore approximately 2200 votes. A simple regression of
> Buchanan's vote on Bush's vote shows that Buchanan should have only gotten
> 800 votes, not 3400.
>
> Don't believe me? Look for yourself: It's not even close! Palm Beach is
> an outlier beyond all belief!!!
>
> http://madison.hss.cmu.edu/palm-beach.pdf
>
> I need help getting these results out to the world. If you have media
> contacts or now how to tip them, please have them contact me asap.
Thanks.
>
>
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