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Fuzzy Bear
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« on: August 14, 2018, 06:55:40 AM »
All I can think of when I read this was how, upon seeing FL being projected for Gore in 2000, was the sight of Jeb! hopping onto his laptop STAT.
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« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2018, 06:11:06 PM »
Quote from: PragmaticPopulist on August 15, 2018, 12:33:13 PM
This should scare anyone who cares about the integrity of elections. Our election security systems must be brought up-to-date in order to protect from outside influence.

Although I do agree, this kid does sound like a nerd.

I've never believed that going high tech was what we needed for our electoral processes.  We need HONEST results, not FASTER ones. 
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