SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Ask Michael Burke
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (85901)11/25/2000 8:50:47 PM
From: George Acton  Read Replies (1) of 132070
 
>> I would object to recounting only Republican strongholds using standards set by Republicans too. <<

I'm sure you want to be fair. The problem is that the Republican strongholds mostly used marked ballots or perhaps lever machines, which have a low error rate. There's no reason to expect much change, no matter whose standards are applied. Recounting punch-card ballots means recounting Democratic counties wit large numbers of votes. Whether this is unfair is definitional. It depends on what "bias" biases and whose ox is getting gored.

I think Bush will be declared winner, but this probably doesn't reflect what the plurality of Florida voters had in mind when they walked into the voting booths. This isn't tragic -- we've had much worse occurrences in US history.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News