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Revote
I'm watching a CBS Special on Election 2000 and it turns out in New Mexico,
Gore leads Bush by 4 votes! In differences like 4 votes, there is a high statistical
probability that the loser might actually be the winner, based on human
and/or machine error. In others words, a recount would probably change the result.
It seems like small differences like this should result in a tie for the
state.
A CNN correspondent was saying a manual recount is much more accurate than
one done by machines. I think this is BS especially since the people doing the
recounting are judging the ballots for the "intention" of the voter.
If the hole is half punched or punched incorrectly, they judge who the vote
is for. In addition to any bias that might creep into the result, there's human
error. People can't keep numbers straight all the time. Ever misdialed a phone
number? Considering they're working hours on end, there's bound to be mistakes
in counting and simple addition, especially since some people in Florida
are too stupid to figure out the butterfly ballot...
...Like this one guy on CBS who was literally a rocket scientist from Palm
Beach County who was confused with the ballot. He probably designed the O-ring
on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
What does all this come down to? Everyone's fighting for Florida. I said before
I thought this is just what was needed to get people interested, but it's gone
on too long now and more importantly, it's gone too far. At this point,
it's a scandal. Whoever "wins" is not going to have the mandate of
the people. Not after all the legal wrangling, recounts and picketing. So something
tells me maybe the winner should demand
a revote. While this won't give the next President an overwhelming majority,
it seems like the only way to clean up the mess.
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