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To: CYBERKEN who wrote (312238)	10/30/2002 10:52:43 AM
From: David Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

The details of the suit suggest that if Mondale loses, Democrats are preparing to raise Florida-style objections to the conduct of the election. For example, Democrats claim the ballot is confusing because it asks voters to write an "X" by the name of the candidate for whom they want to vote. The regular ballot requires voters to darken a small box by the candidate's name, and Democrats allege the change will perplex voters. In addition, the supplemental ballot instructs voters to "Put an (X) in the square opposite the name of each candidate you wish to vote for." That is standard wording for such ballots, but since the new supplemental ballot covers just one race, and since voters may only vote for only one choice for the Senate, Democrats claim the wording is "misleading and highly likely to result in many ballots being spoiled by voters inadvertently." How come the Republicans are not concerned about their voter base being confused by the language? They are voting the same contest, on the same ballot. All things being equal, should not an equivalent number of Republican voters be confused or spoil their ballots? What gives? Simple. The Democrats know they are the party of the Stupid People.