Bush voters were actually overrepresented in exit polls. Polling discrepancies were three times higher in precincts in which votes were counted by machines. And the media didn't care.By treating the exit-poll discrepancy as a mystery worth solving, the authors create a riveting experience for readers. It should be required reading for political reporters, particularly on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections this November. |
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Joan Brunwasser is a co-founder of Citizens for Election Reform (CER) which since 2005 existed for the sole purpose of raising the public awareness of the critical need for election reform. Our goal: to restore fair, accurate, transparent, secure elections where votes are cast in private and counted in public. Because the problems with electronic (computerized) voting systems include a lack of (more...)