Black Box Voting: Redux
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the...voting booth again! Now we hear from San Diego County CA that a voter has asked for a hand recount of the ballots from last month's special election to fill "Duke" Cunningham's vacant seat. The beneficiary of the recount? The Winner! For a complete explanation, link above. Read it and come back here for my take on this. Take your time--I'll wait for you...
Done reading? That was fast!
As you remember from the article, a voter named Barbara Gail Jacobson requested the handcount of all ballots. Nowhere does it state whether she is Republican or Democrat. But, what if she's a Democrat? By making the winner the beneficiary of the recount, do the Dems avoid being tagged "sour-grapes sore-losers"? If this is true, isn't it the slickest election tactic you've seen in a long time? Not counting Ken Blackwell and Ohio, of course...
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the...voting booth again! Now we hear from San Diego County CA that a voter has asked for a hand recount of the ballots from last month's special election to fill "Duke" Cunningham's vacant seat. The beneficiary of the recount? The Winner! For a complete explanation, link above. Read it and come back here for my take on this. Take your time--I'll wait for you...
Done reading? That was fast!
As you remember from the article, a voter named Barbara Gail Jacobson requested the handcount of all ballots. Nowhere does it state whether she is Republican or Democrat. But, what if she's a Democrat? By making the winner the beneficiary of the recount, do the Dems avoid being tagged "sour-grapes sore-losers"? If this is true, isn't it the slickest election tactic you've seen in a long time? Not counting Ken Blackwell and Ohio, of course...
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