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To: Ish who wrote (80206)	11/17/2000 6:22:35 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Presidential Recount Poll By The Associated Press The latest national polls on the presidential election and the Florida recount. When results don't total 100 percent, the remainder either didn't know or refused to answer. What do you think is more important -- for this to end quickly, say within a week; or for both campaigns to have a chance to make their full case in court, even if it takes longer than that? (ABC News-Washington Post) -- End quickly, 57 percent -- Make case in court, 40 percent Do you think the hand counts should or should not be included in the final vote total to determine the winner in Florida? (ABC-Post) -- Yes, 56 percent -- No, 43 percent If (Florida Secretary of State Katherine) Harris declares Bush as the winner without including the hand recounts, what do you think Al Gore should do? (ABC-Post) -- Concede the election, 54 percent -- Continue to try to have the courts order the Florida secretary of state to include the hand counts, 43 percent How confident are you that the Florida results will be counted accurately? (ABC-Post) -- Very confident, 19 percent -- Somewhat confident, 31 percent -- Not too confident, 18 percent -- Not at all confident, 28 percent Which in your opinion is more accurate -- a hand recount or a machine recount? (ABC-Post) -- Hand recount, 41 percent -- Machine recount, 54 percent Who do you personally want to see become the next president - Gore or Bush? (ABC-Post) -- Gore, 44 percent -- Bush, 43 percent -- Neither, 10 percent -- Other, 2 percent Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Gore? (Gallup) -- Favorable, 54 percent -- Unfavorable, 44 percent Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Bush? (Gallup) -- Favorable, 54 percent -- Unfavorable, 43 percent How do you rate the economy? (Gallup) -- Excellent, 19 percent -- Good, 53 percent -- Only fair, 21 percent -- Poor, 7 percent Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? (Gallup) -- Satisfied, 58 percent -- Unsatisfied, 41 percent Have the events surrounding the 2000 presidential election made you more likely or less likely to vote in the next presidential election, or have they made no difference? (Gallup) -- More likely, 39 percent -- Less likely, 11 percent -- No difference, 49 percent What do you think is the fairer way to decide who won the presidential vote in Florida? (Dateline NBC) -- Accept the certified count plus the overseas ballots, 54 percent -- Hand count of the whole state of Florida, plus the overseas ballots, 39 percent -- Hand count of four counties only, 2 percent Whom do you trust the most to decide fairly whether the manual recounts in Florida should be accepted? (Dateline NBC) -- Florida's secretary of state, 22 percent -- Florida's Supreme Court, 21 percent -- U.S. Supreme Court, 50 percent The ABC News-Washington Post poll of 610 adults was conducted Thursday and has an error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The Gallup poll of 1,028 adults was conducted Monday through Wednesday and has an error margin of 3 percentage points. The Dateline NBC poll of 510 adults was taken Thursday and has a 4.5 percentage point error margin.

To: Ish who wrote (80206)	11/18/2000 9:44:03 AM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 769667

The instructions are ... The instructions used to be Pay your poll tax and then ... or Check with your grandfather.. America relies on the vote for political stability. Any attempt at disenfranchisement devolves into a raw power play. I'm sure we will have congressional hearings on better voting machines and the punch card will disappear, in the mean time, it's designers agree that hand counts were the expected and proper procedure if there were enough uncounted ballots to affect a race. TP