So this is the first disputed ballot on record so far (Full Story). Al Franken's campaign has challenged this ballot and wants the canvassing board to make a decision. Here's where this process is screwed up. The canvassing board now has to decide on the "intent" of the voter. I think any reasonable person would say this voter's intent was to vote for Coleman. But I say tough crunchies. If you're too stupid to fill out a ballot that cannot be read by the scanner, I'm sorry, you've lost your right to vote. Who's to say they won't find a ballot that looks just like this one except in addition to the marks next to Coleman the circle next to Al Franken is perfectly filled in. Now what do you do? Give that one to Al? So on one ballot a bunch of scribbles in a circle is counted, on another ballot its not? That's ridiculous. This whole voter intent business is way to open to partisanship.
Next, I wound up on the Zogby International website today after hearing about a poll they conducted and got absolutely railed for by the media. The poll was conducted by John Ziegler and a group that is putting a documentary together to show the media's effect on the 2008 elections. You can see the following video and the poll results on their website. This is absolutely disheartening. I know its not just Obama supporters, but the fact that our electorate is this clueless is scary. Not surprising I guess when these people answer that they get their "news" from Bill Mahr, Jon Stewart, and the BBC.
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