I do *so* not want to get involved in this monster non-quiz-bowl-related discussion, but, well, one post: Jeff Bennett: "Unfortunately I could not find the articles today to quote from, but I remember reading in several places that high ranking people in the Bush campaign, like Evans, were already talking about trying to get the electoral college to go their way if they only won the popular vote." A-yup. Check out: <a href=http://www.nydailynews.com/2000-11-01/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-86769.asp target=new>http://www.nydailynews.com/2000-11-01/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-86769.asp</a> (Personally, though a liberal, I'm inclined to swallow a bucket of bile and say that the rule of law should prevail over the rule of fairness and screw the people who couldn't get their ballots right. On the other hand, a by-hand recount would be appropriate, given that I understand that there were ballots which were un-processable for reasons having nothing to do with voter error. As this position has elements of a compromise, though, everybody I've talked to about this thinks I'm The Enemy.) It's also worth pointing out that the analogy Matt Bruce made to standardized tests is incorrect: if you screw up a standardized test by missing a page or a line or a question, you *can* retake the test, if you scheduled the test early enough in the year. An old college roommate of mine, who defined "absent-minded genius," had to take the GRE four times before he managed to turn in a technical-error-free effort. -David Vacca
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