[lbo-talk] Hacked Vote

[ravi]

snit snat wrote:
> 
> http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1106-30.htm <...>
> 
> In Baker County, for example, with 12,887 registered voters, 69.3% of
> them Democrats and 24.3% of them Republicans, the vote was only 2,180
> for Kerry and 7,738 for Bush, the opposite of what is seen everywhere
> else in the country where registered Democrats largely voted for
> Kerry.
> 
> In Dixie County, with 4,988 registered voters, 77.5% of them
> Democrats and a mere 15% registered as Republicans, only 1,959 people
> voted for Kerry, but 4,433 voted for Bush.
> 

someone pointed out that smaller rural counties have been shifting
republican (the shift now probably complete) but individuals may not
have taken the trouble to change party registration. is that a possible
explanation?

also, if these counties have such small populations, why not pick 3 and
go door to door and ask people whom they voted for. you would only need
the democrats to answer, and if the number crosses 2180 (in baker) or
1959 (for dixie), especially by a significant margin (and close to the
expected number based on registration), we have actual data, and can
avoid accusations of conspiracy theroies.

	--ravi