Minnesota elector breaks ranks, votes for Edwards, not Kerry

Minnesota Star-Tribune ^ | December 13, 2004 | Associated Press

[KillBill]

One of Minnesota's 10 presidential electors broke from the pack and cast a vote Monday for John Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential running mate for John Kerry.

The other nine Minnesota members of the Electoral College voted for Kerry, who won the state's popular vote in November.

After the state's Electoral College ceremony concluded, no one stepped foward as the Edwards voter. Most electors chalked the vote up as a mistake rather than a purposeful political statement.

[KillBill]

Wow! The Democrat Electors can't vote right either! It's good to see that the Democrat voters who can't vote right have representation.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

They're still going to blame this on Bush!

/humor

[Yo-Yo]

Most electors chalked the vote up as a mistake rather than a purposeful political statement.

If Minnesota can't get ten people to vote error-free, then what does that say for the rest of the election there (especially in Milwaukee!)

[RKB-AFG]

Ok this makes no sense - why would you vote for Edwards and then not step forward? Maybe you want to secretly tell all your friends you were the one that voted for Edwards. That would make you cool.

[andyland]

VOTER FRAUD!!


for Edwards....

[doug from upland]

This is good to stick it to Kerry but bad for the process. Voters should know that the slate of electors will follow their will.

[APFel]

If Minnesota can't get ten people to vote error-free, then what does that say for the rest of the election there (especially in Milwaukee!) I'll take geography for 100$ please, Alex. APf

[rwilson99]

butterfly ballot?

[Semper Paratus]

Every vote count!

BTW who was his vote for VP?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Milwaukee is in Minnesota now????

[Petronski]

[truth_seeker]

"If Minnesota can't get ten people to vote error-free, then what does that say for the rest of the election there (especially in Milwaukee!)"

We've got a case of the pot and kettle here, if noticed.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Haven't you ever been to Milwaukee, Minnesota? It's just across the lake from Detroit, Ohio. ;)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Oh.......Kerry is doomed.....now even with Ohio he can't win....

[Semper Paratus]

Read the article. Whomever it was, the nimrod voted Edwards/Edwards.

Is that considered an overvote or a spoiled ballot?

[kidd]

A humiliating kick in the Kerry crotch from his own party.

[Mad Dawgg]

"If Minnesota can't get ten people to vote error-free, then what does that say for the rest of the election there (especially in Milwaukee!)"

Damn, no wonder this election is screwed up. People is moving whole cities from one state to another...

Had to be those dastardly Bush Bots. Musta been Karl Roves Secret plan to disenfranchise all them DEM voters!

[alnick]

Most electors chalked the vote up as a mistake rather than a purposeful political statement.

There go those democrats, divinging the intent of the voters again.

[rod1]

I agree this person truely wanted to represent the heart and soul of the voters that carried the day in MN--confused voters who mistakenly voted for Kerry or was it Edwards or---well anybody but Bush.

[Conservative Canuck]

Uh, Milwaukee's in Wisconsin. But we know what you mean: they had problems there, too!