Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

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 : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dave Gore who wrote (65088)	11/8/2000 11:28:26 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Dave, that may not be true. The reform party got over 6K votes in Palm Beach in the last election. And Buchannan's cousin lives there and has been extremely active. Source: Hell, I haven't a clue now.....:)

To: Dave Gore who wrote (65088)	11/8/2000 11:55:31 PM
From: Carl R.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

As for the nullified ballots in Palm Beach county, I haven't heard any indication of who they voted for, so your assumption that they all voted for both Gore and Buchanan requires a tremendous leap of faith. Secondly, everyone knows or should know that you can't vote for more than one person, so I can't see how this is an issue. Arguments that they accidently voted for the wrong person I might believe, but not arguments that the design of the ballot confused them into thinking that it was OK to vote for multiple people in the same race. Also the percentage of votes in many other counties in Florida for Buchanan were in the .4-.6% range, and some were higher. I agree that Palm Beach county seems a bit high at .8%, but I don't know Florida politics so I can't comment on whether or not it could have happened. Even at .8% Palm Beach county is not nearly the highest for Buchanan as there were some counties over 1%. As for the legality of the layout, everything I have heard is that the layout was legal, was designed by a democrat, and was approved in advance by all parties. Carl