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To: edward miller who wrote (35162)	11/14/2000 9:18:19 AM
From: Stephen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

edward, I can't really marry the point you made in your second post with what you were saying in your first post very well. But no matter ....probably a language thing ... Your last post <My point is that people need to think about what is said before believing just because it was said. Think about what the numbers mean. 1) Most major elections are closer than 5-7%. 2) For every million votes, this says the error is 50,000 to 70,000 votes. That is such a large number compared to the margins for winner/loser that I suspect it. If you think about it, this error makes the whole process suspect, not just this particular election. > Your first post <I don't know where you got that 5% to 7% error in counting votes, but that number is so large it can not be believed. You can't believe everything people say. At this time and for the blatantly partisan, it's more like you can't believe anything people say.>