[Chad Fairbanks]

Counties with punch card systems tend to have higher incomes, higher tax revenues, and larger populations than do counties with more modern voting equipment.

In other words - the whole 'minorities are being disenfranchized' argument is a load of crap.

[L.N. Smithee]

Good work, Doc.

[jwalsh07]

Nice post Doc. Any chance of sticking it on the heads of three Ninth Circuit Kangaroos?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Amazing.

Just amazing what happens when you DON'T bow to the ignorant minions at ABCCNBCBS.......

[Verginius Rufus]

Actually, Gore was lucky that more Democrats were in counties with punch-card ballots, since those were also the counties where the election officials were more likely to be Democrats. If all the ballots had been counted properly to begin with, he wouldn't have had any basis to challenge the outcome. His only hope was having officials tamper with the ballots or "interpret" a ballot with a vote for nobody as a vote for Gore.

[Angelwood]

Great job -- thanks for posting this interesting research data.

[Lancey Howard]

Great article. Bookmarked.

However, although it is certainly likely that the 9th Circus Court of Appeals believes that minority communities are too stupid to figure out punch-card voting, I am pretty sure that the corrupt court made their ruling delaying the recall election because they were told to do so by their political masters.

[Terry Mross]

Now it's obvious why the 9th circuit postponed the elections. According to this study more rich whites live in the counties with punch card voting. Therefore, since there are six counties in California with punch card voting there will me more Republicans voting in those counties. Thus, the election must be stopped to make it fair.

[PA Engineer]

o African-Americans are more likely than whites to live in counties that use electronic voting or lever machines, in which "overvoting" is impossible if the equipment is programmed correctly.

This conclusion bothers me considering the history of voter fraud in the democratic party.

[Lancey Howard]

"You have to remember that the Ninth Circus has a long-time reputation as being nothing more than a filthy rest stop on the highway to the Supreme Court. If you have to stop there you avoid eye contact, wash your hands, and get out as fast as you can."

To wit:

"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' liberal record ... and its reputation as the most overturned court in the country ... have almost grown to the status of an urban myth," said Steven Fitschen, president of the National Legal Foundation. Mr. Fitschen noted that in 1996-97, the Supreme Court issued opinions in nearly 90 cases. "It reversed 27 of the 28 rulings it got from the 9th Circuit, and 17 times, the reversals were unanimous," he said.

In a nutshell, the Ninth Circus is a pack of corrupt, jack-in-the-box clowns.

[Samwise]

Please quit trying to confuse things with the facts. /sarcasm

[vaudine]

Good grief! Let's not let facts get in the way of the lib agenda.

vaudine