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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael Bakunin who wrote (85317)	11/13/2000 12:47:14 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Less rich (read: predominantly Democrat) Are you labeling Palm Beach as "less rich"? Less rich than Manhatten or Palo Alto, perhaps. ;-) Tom

To: Michael Bakunin who wrote (85317)	11/13/2000 1:07:03 PM
From: Night Trader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

I'm not saying it was fraud, there could and probably is an innocent explanation - I just saying it's strange that no one has remarked upon it. However your point is only valid if there is different equipment not just between counties but within Palm Beach itself.

To: Michael Bakunin who wrote (85317)	11/13/2000 1:22:10 PM
From: benwood	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Michael, what you say rings true. When I used to vote with a punchcard ballot in King County in Seattle, I remember looking over the ballot afterwards and tearing away Klingons. But I knew without being told that those pieces would cause a problem. Running them through the counting machine again causes some to drop off, hence the totals for both candidates climb, but mostly for the one who already has most. Some people probably think that the punchcard ballot is like the old push button radio dial -- don't like that station, push another one and the old one is undone. Lots of people don't have a clue sometimes about how things work really work.