Saturday, October 18, 2008

It Begins Already: Vote Flipping in West Virginia

Well, ain't this just dandy. West Virginia is one of those pinkish-to strongly red states most of the time, but right now, it is tipping blue. That means, it is trending toward Barack Obama. Early voting has started, but a funny thing is happening there, something familiar. . .

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Some early W.Va. voters angry over switched votes
Jackson County touch-screens switched votes, 3 residents say


At least three early voters in Jackson County had a hard time voting for candidates they want to win.

Virginia Matheney and Calvin Thomas said touch-screen machines in the county clerk's office in Ripley kept switching their votes from Democratic to Republican candidates.

"When I touched the screen for Barack Obama, the check mark moved from his box to the box indicating a vote for John McCain," said Matheney, who lives in Kenna. . .


Read more at: Gazette-Mail

Remind you of this?

Homer Simpson Tries to Vote for Barack Obama




EDITOR'S NOTE: This clip will likely not stay up for very long, especially considering that it is from a future episode of The Simpsons. Doubly so, since the show and the FOX network are owned by--insert scary music here--Rupert Murdoch!

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