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From: Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com>
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Subject: Re: OT Politics Re: Three Body Problem
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:16:27 -0700
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In article <8ibmdjl6jljdhibdqkol8r02t95cqn6oif@4ax.com>,
 Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:


> 
> It is, however, true that all the spectacular stuff (forcing a House
> District election to be completely redone, alternate Elector slates
> done so incompetently that those on them are liable to trial, ballots
> so confusing that votes for the Republican candidate actually went to
> a thrid party candidate in Florida in 2000, etc, etc) was done by
> Republicans. Since, say, 2000 or so anyway.
> 

IIRC, the problem in at least one county was that the voters who were 
trying to vote for Gore (Democrat) were so confused by the ballot (this 
was in a majority Democrat county) that they voted for a 3rd party 
candidate instead.

-- 
"We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_.
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Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com