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Stupid Americans! -- Stupid... Stupid... STUPID!!! ___________ ylojceq
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
... wrote: Less than one-third of the eligible voters chose Bush II. The real winner, chosen by 40% of the eligible voters was "none of the above". Good, then you DO have a citation to back up that preposterous claim? |
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Tom Kunich wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... wrote: Less than one-third of the eligible voters chose Bush II. The real winner, chosen by 40% of the eligible voters was "none of the above". Good, then you DO have a citation to back up that preposterous claim? Bush II received approximately one-half of the vote of the approximately 60% [1] of the eligible voters who voted. That is approximately 30% of the eligible voters choosing Bush II, or less than one-third. 40% did not choose either Kerry or Bush II, thereby indicating their preference for "none of the above". [1] http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/voter.turnout.ap/. -- Tom Sherman - Greater QCA |
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Tom Kunich wrote: "Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... wrote: Less than one-third of the eligible voters chose Bush II. The real winner, chosen by 40% of the eligible voters was "none of the above". Good, then you DO have a citation to back up that preposterous claim? Bush II received approximately one-half of the vote of the approximately 60% [1] of the eligible voters who voted. That is approximately 30% of the eligible voters choosing Bush II, or less than one-third. 40% did not choose either Kerry or Bush II, thereby indicating their preference for "none of the above". [1] http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/voter.turnout.ap/. -- Tom Sherman - Greater QCA Your math is sound. Your conclusion, in my opinion, is not. You give those folks who didn't vote too much credit. I don't believe they were making the statement, "none of the above" at all. I believe they were making the statement, "whatever you think is OK with me" or, "I don't care, pass the (beer, drugs)" or "I'm just too plain lazy." Bob C. |
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psycholist wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Tom Kunich wrote: "Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... wrote: Less than one-third of the eligible voters chose Bush II. The real winner, chosen by 40% of the eligible voters was "none of the above". Good, then you DO have a citation to back up that preposterous claim? Bush II received approximately one-half of the vote of the approximately 60% [1] of the eligible voters who voted. That is approximately 30% of the eligible voters choosing Bush II, or less than one-third. 40% did not choose either Kerry or Bush II, thereby indicating their preference for "none of the above". [1] http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/voter.turnout.ap/. -- Tom Sherman - Greater QCA Your math is sound. Your conclusion, in my opinion, is not. You give those folks who didn't vote too much credit. I don't believe they were making the statement, "none of the above" at all. I believe they were making the statement, "whatever you think is OK with me" or, "I don't care, pass the (beer, drugs)" or "I'm just too plain lazy." Or maybe both the candidates with a chance of winning did nothing to inspire people to vote. I do not see how anyone could have been excited by either Kerry or Bush II, as neither of them was honest with the people (both ducked answering question by going off into spin with distressing frequency) and both would primarily serve the interest of a small corporate elite. The only real difference with on a few social issues such as abortion, which neither party wants to outlaw [1]. Both candidates were much more interested in political power, than representing the interests of the common good. Face it, the US has a broken democracy that needs significant reforms. Hell, even votes can not be counted correctly (as evidence mounts of incorrectly counted optically scanned votes in Florida and serious disagreements with exit polls in Florida, Ohio, and other states). [1] The Republicans need to keep abortion legal so they have it as a campaign issue. -- Tom Sherman |
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On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:27:04 -0600, Tom Sherman
wrote: incorrectly counted optically scanned votes in Florida and serious disagreements with exit polls in Florida, Ohio, and other states). My favorite at the moment is the precint in Ohio where less than 700 folks voted but W got something like 3600 votes. It was an outsider scanning the results who noticed the inconsistency, which election officials are calling an isolated malfunction of a single voting machine. Hmmmmmm. Brings to mind the old saying 'vote early and vote often'. Apparently so. - rick |
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Rick Warner wrote in message . ..
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:27:04 -0600, Tom Sherman wrote: incorrectly counted optically scanned votes in Florida and serious disagreements with exit polls in Florida, Ohio, and other states). My favorite at the moment is the precint in Ohio where less than 700 folks voted but W got something like 3600 votes. It was an outsider scanning the results who noticed the inconsistency, which election officials are calling an isolated malfunction of a single voting machine. Hmmmmmm. Brings to mind the old saying 'vote early and vote often'. Apparently so. - rick There have been questions to the veracity of the insinuation of the 'glitch'. It was in the news last week, all the major carriers were reporting it. For example, see: http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...g.problems.ap/ or http://finance.lycos.com/qc/news/sto...9_200411051108 - rick |
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Rick Warner wrote in message . ..
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:27:04 -0600, Tom Sherman wrote: incorrectly counted optically scanned votes in Florida and serious disagreements with exit polls in Florida, Ohio, and other states). My favorite at the moment is the precint in Ohio where less than 700 folks voted but W got something like 3600 votes. It was an outsider scanning the results who noticed the inconsistency, which election officials are calling an isolated malfunction of a single voting machine. Hmmmmmm. Brings to mind the old saying 'vote early and vote often'. Apparently so. - rick There have been questions to the veracity of the insinuation of the 'glitch'. It was in the news last week, all the major carriers were reporting it. For example, see: http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...g.problems.ap/ or http://finance.lycos.com/qc/news/sto...9_200411051108 - rick |
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On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:27:04 -0600, Tom Sherman
wrote: incorrectly counted optically scanned votes in Florida and serious disagreements with exit polls in Florida, Ohio, and other states). My favorite at the moment is the precint in Ohio where less than 700 folks voted but W got something like 3600 votes. It was an outsider scanning the results who noticed the inconsistency, which election officials are calling an isolated malfunction of a single voting machine. Hmmmmmm. Brings to mind the old saying 'vote early and vote often'. Apparently so. - rick |
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In article , Tom Sherman
writes: (as evidence mounts of incorrectly counted optically scanned votes in Florida and serious disagreements with exit polls in Florida, Ohio, and other states). Cool! We can dispense with this messy and expensive voting thing and rely on the polls. Why didn't I think of that? Do you really think an exit poll is accurate? Especially four years ago in FLORIDA when the all knowing and wise PRESS declared Florida had gone for Gore before the polls closed in the panhandle? We oughta pass a consititutional amendment banning polls. Tom Gibb |
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In article , Tom Sherman
writes: (as evidence mounts of incorrectly counted optically scanned votes in Florida and serious disagreements with exit polls in Florida, Ohio, and other states). Cool! We can dispense with this messy and expensive voting thing and rely on the polls. Why didn't I think of that? Do you really think an exit poll is accurate? Especially four years ago in FLORIDA when the all knowing and wise PRESS declared Florida had gone for Gore before the polls closed in the panhandle? We oughta pass a consititutional amendment banning polls. Tom Gibb |
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