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[jfb]

A few things that have caught my eye over the last few days:

Republicans prepare to prevent voting in Ohio. And Florida. Sign the Nov. 3 petition.

The most populous county in Ohio has devised a new butterfly ballot. More info. The sample there is going to cost Bush votes, but the ballot order is randomized, so there's no telling what effect it will really have.

Electronic voting: The Full Horror. This one's funny.

Bush leads by 20% among young Minnesota voters. WHAT IS UP, HOME STATE. Also, Slate on Minnesota's rightward slide.

Eminem's anti-Bush, pro-vote video. I still don't like him.

Ralph Nader endorses VotePair, pretty much. Background info.

US Representative Tim Ryan on why people might believe a draft rumor denied by the White House.

Comments

[dreamallday.livejournal.com]

I don't know where all these people who are voting for bush are.

One-issue, faith-based voters

[stragglyr-chris.livejournal.com]

Many of the folks who will vote for Bush are one-issue, faith-based voters who feel so strongly about one issue (like abortion) that they refuse to listen to reason and will end up voting for a President that won't kill potential humans but doesn't mind sending them to their deaths once they're fully human by war or capital punishment.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I have relatives that fall into this category. Of course, there are other single issues, and blind faith :)

Chris

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

I know where they are, just not why.

Even with the faith issue, I can't imagine how half the country can be duped so successfully by someone who's obviously lying if you just listen and remember what he's said.

Maybe people just want to believe everything will be all right, and he's just enabling their self-deception.

[bnewmark.livejournal.com]

by the way, check out this story about missing absentee ballots from broward county, florida. luckily, i received mine, filled it out, and sent it back. now i just have to hope they count it, and don't throw it into a box somewhere that will be found in three months.

[jfb.livejournal.com]

Hey, anyone can lose fifty-eight thousand absentee ballots. We all make mistakes.