DU Newbies: One more. A state lesson.

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2002 continued:

In 2002 Georgia "the state became the first in the country to conduct an election entirely with touchscreen voting machines"

"On the eve of the vote, opinion polls showed Roy Barnes, the incumbent Democratic governor, leading by between nine and 11 points. In a somewhat closer, keenly watched Senate race, polls indicated that Max Cleland, the popular Democrat up for re-election, was ahead by two to five points against his Republican challenger, Saxby Chambliss."


and " then the results came in, and all of Georgia appeared to have been turned upside down."

"Barnes lost the governorship to the Republican, Sonny Perdue, 46 per cent to 51 per cent, a swing of as much as 16 percentage points from the last opinion polls. Cleland lost to Chambliss 46 per cent to 53, a last-minute swing of 9 to 12 points."

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1013-01.htm

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I also remember seeing a map of GA as the 2004 "election" results were coming in, and states were called. I don't remember what channel I was watching, but GA was one of the first states called, for little hitler of course, and the map I saw onscreen showed the state of GA, counties outlined, and all - ALL - in red.

I wish I'd have had a dvr then.

anyway, yes, there is no reason to believe the 02 results from GA, anymore than there is to believe the 04 results from there.