The King County vote count isn't merely slow. Yesterday was the slowest election night count in recent history. Compare with other recent election night tallies of mail ballots:
Nov. 2004: 233,254
Nov. 2005: 148,164
Nov. 2006: 119,240
Nov. 2007: 144,600
Primary 2008: 127,000
This election: Nov. 2008: 117,500
I think it's more important to have an accurate count than a fast count, but why does the election with the largest number of mail ballots in county history have the lowest number counted on election day?
It is certainly not caused by an insufficient number of ballots in hand on election day, and it is definitely not caused by the existence of polling sites, as Sam Reed has been telling us. So why is the count so slow and why were election officials preemptively pointing their fingers at the wrong causes?
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at November 05, 2008 12:27 PM | Email ThisIf this is so boring, why not leave and make your dumb comments at say KOS.
I know they would just love your whit.
Posted by: Army Medic/Vet on November 5, 2008 12:43 PMExactly! King County is known for it's manufacturing ballots to get the number of votes it needs.
This is not science, this is history.
Posted by: kim in vancouver on November 5, 2008 01:27 PMIf we can get it right anyone can.
Posted by: Roux on November 5, 2008 01:36 PMHate to break it to you bud. I'm not having a tough day at all. I'm retired with a home that is nearly paid off.
So I could care less.
I have seen all day where you have made one childest comment after another. Your the one who needs to grow up. Granted your older than me, so I figure it's to late.
As I've said before. I get to watch the dem's go nuts for the next two years as your party tries to give away all that they said. The rep's could take over like they did when Clinton was in. (-:
So I get the last laugh.
Posted by: Army Medic/Vet on November 5, 2008 01:39 PMSlow vote count= time to manufacture votes for Burner.
Posted by: swatter on November 5, 2008 01:51 PMOh AM/V you no fool me - you DO care, that's why you were in the profession you chose, one that I respect greatly.
'...made one childish comment after another..'
You may 'think' you are the judge of what is 'childish', but I can assure you that unless you can read what is in the mind of the person making the comment...you best judge not.
'Your the one who needs to grow up.'
I don't recall implying that you needed to grow up...are you making this stuff up?
'Granted your older than me, so I figure it's to late.'
Did you mean that chronologically....ha; don't be too sure. I did serve in the VN era, but I was very young when I went in.
'So I get the last laugh.'
If that's important to you...so be it; but my guess is that (to you) w/be a token satisfaction and you are of much more substance than that.
Am I close...grasshopper?
Posted by: Duffman on November 5, 2008 01:55 PMIt is all in preparation for what your "free" healthcare is going to be like. Except that turnout will be much greater. [sigh]
Posted by: Jimster on November 5, 2008 02:32 PMIt is all in preparation for what your "free" healthcare is going to be like. Except that turnout will be much greater. [sigh]
Posted by: Jimster on November 5, 2008 02:32 PM