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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (132179)	3/16/2001 2:02:18 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

James, The problem in Florida was that every county had to design a ballot that accomodated ten Presidential candidates and every county designed a different ballot because the Florida elections were run on a county-by-county basis. Some counties did a better job of it than others. Some counties did a terrible job. No one has claimed that the Palm Beach ballot was badly designed on purpose, just that there is clear evidence that it was badly designed and the net effect hurt Gore. As for the write-in candidate, this particular ballot seems to have been ambiguously worded; most ballots say "Other candidate (write in name)" or something to that effect. Filling in the ballot should not involve trick questions. Here's a hypothetical question for you: what if you had a ballot that was so badly designed that the wrong candidate won the election, e.g. 80% of the Republicans voted for the Socialist Worker's Party candidate by mistake, and he won the election? Would you throw out that election? or would you still maintain that it was the voter's fault? How bad does it have to be before you say that it wasn't just the voter's fault?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (132179)	3/16/2001 2:21:34 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Their position on this issue highlights what I was bringing up in my previous post. No confidence or faith in their own constituents. It is someone else's fault that PBC went so poorly for them even though as you say dems designed, approved and implemented these ballots. Because it did not turn out like they hoped they call GWB and by association all republicans nasty names. Still can't believe there are still some (Cuommo at least) with the gall to say that GWB stole the election or that the election was illegitimate. From a repub who does care about our social issues it really makes me not care as much about their problems. If you are going to call me greedy for feeling that 33% is a reasonable cap for Fed Income tax I will say "screw you" to the groups who insist on spreading that un-American horsecrap.