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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ilaine who wrote (2031)	11/12/2000 7:05:42 PM
From: LV	Respond to of 6710

I vote in Bay county in north Florida. The county is heavily Republican. I don't think Bush will pickup as many votes in a manual recount here as Gore will in south Fla. Our ballot machines are different from what the voters in south Fla use - we use small levers on the board to make selections (the machine doesn't allow double votes), and then, once the selection is made, press the big lever to punch the ballot. It would seem that a properly calibrated machine (a big assumption) would minimize number of improperly punched ballots (at least compared to someone trying to punch it with a stylus in a trembling hand). I didn't realize it, but apparently our ballot machines give us an advantage of at least a few percentage points over south Fla. In Palm Beach about 6% of the votes (30k out of 450k) were invalidated due to double vote or improper punching, things that would not be possible here. Personally, I don't care who wins as long as proper state procedure for counting votes are followed. I don't think either candidate has proper temperament for the presidency. I would prefer our governor, Jeb Bush, to either his brother or Gore. I must admit, however, of some apprehension thinking of Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House. There is way too much bile in Washington for any bipartisanship, especially when one party has clear advantage.