I really think that the incompetent state of Florida has gotten too much pub lately. Everyone's blasted that state's officials, and rightly so, for screwing up the counting process so badly. But what about our friends in NM and OR? They've only escaped public scrutiny because their votes dont matter in the slightest. But what if they did? Should their foibles be ignored simply because they happened not to matter, electoral-vote wise, this time? Oregon decides this year to go to a mail-only ballot. What the heck were they thinking? How can you possibly get an accurate state-wide count through the mail, on election night? Especially since everyone knew the vote would be very close in that state. Didn't they think through this process? New Mexico might be even dumber. They handed the vote to Gore on election night. Nothing was said about voting irregularities. Days later, all of a sudden they are "too close to call"? And then some sort of math mistake, where someone "lost" 500 Gore votes? For a state that is sparsley populated (unlike Florida) you'd think they could reach a decision quicker than this. It almost seems like they felt left out by the other inept states and wanted to join in. ------------------
LOL. Nobody ever said the American public was smart. ------------------ People like to slam Bush's education record, but at least Texans know how to punch holes.
FYI -- The math mistake was a handwriting problem. Someone with bad handwriting wrote 625, (I don't remember the exact second two digits, but you get the idea) and when they did a rough count during the evening, they skimmed down and added 125 instead. This was corected when they added more carefully. There's no excuse for Oregon. ------------------ Stay Cool... [This message has been edited by dc sports (edited November 16, 2000).]
I'm sure there are just as many screw-ups in every state in the Union, including Texas. Most just don't get noticed because the race isn't close enough to warrant a second scrutiny. ------------------ RealGM Rockets Draft Obligations Summary http://www.gaffordstudios.cjb.net/
Article covers some of the voting problems in these 2 states, as well as "math errors" in Wisconsin and Iowa. Further proof confirming the sad state of mathmatics education in our country! http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/16/recounts.elsewhere/ ------------------
