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Strategies & Market Trends : Steve's Channelling Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bosco who wrote (8033)	11/21/2000 1:17:52 PM
From: SBHX	Respond to of 30051

<ot>Bosco ...Or perhaps marginal Gore supporters were less likely to push the stylus through since their conviction to support him is more tentative than the 'redneck gun-toting' supporters of Bush who just want to get it over with so they can go home and guzzle more beer. :) Ok... voter intent goes like this : Election day, voting booth in Broward County. Here I am, Joe E Voter, in the voting booth. "I kinda always liked the DEMs, all my dear ancestors have always voted DEMs. Do I punch this stylus thing through? Let me think. I got this here stylus just on top of the hole, should I? Think of how much the party needs my vote. Ok, here goes (at which point a dimple is made). No wait. I remember this Gore guy invented the inturnet. Hell I lost my job to the damn inturnet. Damn, let him fry. I ain't voting for nobody today. Gets up and leaves. ==== FF 10 days : In the manual recount desk. The dimpled ballot is held up to close inspection by two of the most conscientious counters and two observers from both parties. CounterA : You know, judging from the angle of the impression of the stylus on this here dimple, I can tell that the voter is a 70+ yr old pensioner with arthritis. He lacks the strength to punch it all the way through, but his intent is clear. I think he had every intention to vote for Gore. What do you think? CounterB : It really is hard to say, but his other votes were for the DEMs, so that's a fair guess is it not? DEM-observer : No doubt. My uncle's a chiropractor, he tells me arthritis affects 75% of anyone over 70. There is no doubt in my mind. GOP-observer : You're all nuts. I want to go home to the wife and kids and shoot a turkey before thanksgiving. Whatever you say is fine by me now. But I'm going to raise hell if another chad falls on the floor in this desk. ==== SbH