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To: Alex Mt who wrote (1696)	11/17/2000 10:20:22 PM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1719

No one I see, even Hannity on fox, seems to drive the point home concerning the undecided voter who dimples a chad then says to himself "nope, I can't do it, I didn't punch it out, it's not a vote. They said I had to punch it out completely, I didn't. I ain't votin' for him." If they change the chad counting rules, and that guy were aware of the old ones(not that he would be), then his rights were violated when they changed the rules. Republicans might think of hiring a telemarketing firm to find undecided voters who feel they dimpled chads but didn't intend to vote. "Hi, we'd like to ask if you think you might have dimpled a chad without intending to vote. Your Palm Beach election board has decided to count such pregnant chads as votes, and if you feel you might have dimpled a chad for a presidential choice without intending to vote, we hope you'll support action to recover your right not to vote." Something like that. Dan B

To: Alex Mt who wrote (1696)	11/19/2000 1:40:31 AM
From: Alex Mt	Respond to of 1719

POLL: Palm Beach Interactive in partnership with The Palm Beach Post and NEWS 12 Decision 2000: Florida Recount The presidential election is still in limbo. Where do you stand on the issues? Make your vote count. Debate the election outcome so far Should special consideration be given to absentee ballots with a missing or late postmark if they are from American military personnel? Yes 66% 490 No 34% 250 Total Votes 740 Do you think having so many observers in the recount rooms is slowing the process down? Yes 6% 56 No 7% 59 Maybe, but they are needed! 87% 779 Total Votes 894 Do you think they are mishandling the absentee ballots? Yes 87% 811 No 13% 123 Total Votes 934 Who will benefit from the certification delay? Bush 6% 94 Gore 94% 1605 Total Votes 1699 Should Palm Beach County finish the hand count? Yes 19% 534 No 81% 2225 Total Votes 2759 What should happen in Palm Beach County? Stick with the original Nov. 7 vote tally 18% 5702 Go with the 2nd machine recount numbers 32% 10226 Use the full hand count tally 35% 11098 Take the case to court 1% 220 Have another election for county voters 15% 4810 Total Votes 32056 Who’s the real grinch here? Bush 58% 26054 Gore 34% 15201 James Baker 2% 719 Warren Christopher 3% 1480 Katherine Harris 3% 1446 Steve Spurrier 0% 116 Bobby Bowden 0% 62 Total Votes 45078 Who will win Florida’s electoral votes after the recount? George W. Bush 52% 39231 Al Gore 48% 36263 Total Votes 75494 Who stated a better case in their TV speeches: Bush 33% 6176 Gore 67% 12272 Total Votes 18448 Who should have the final word on the recounts? The Florida Supreme Court 38% 2187 The U.S. Supreme Court 31% 1795 The U.S. House and/or Senate 25% 1451 An impartial non-partisan panel of statesmen 7% 379 Total Votes 5812 Is Florida’s Republican secretary of state being fair in holding counties to Tuesday’s deadline? Yes 28% 11997 No 72% 30285 Total Votes 42282 Is the secretary of state’s ruling politically motivated? Yes 79% 8621 No 21% 2331 Total Votes 10952 No matter who wins, will the presidency or election process be tarnished? Yes 68% 3361 No 32% 1548 Total Votes 4909 Which recount procedure is more accurate? Hand 49% 6722 Machine 51% 7045 Total Votes 13767 How does the nation perceive Palm Beach County voters? Concerned and dutiful citizens 63% 23008 Incompetent at the voting booth 14% 4963 Whiny cry babies selfishly holding up democracy 23% 8288 Total Votes 36259 What should happen before the 2004 Presidential Election? Electoral college should be abolished 26% 7567 National uniform voting laws should be approved 24% 7096 All voting should be on the Internet 2% 502 Nothing, the system is fair now 48% 13888 Total Votes 29053 gopbi.com