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"Harry Hope" |
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01 Nov 2004 12:37:00 PM |
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In Florida, voters not taking chances |
From USA Today, 10/31/04
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2004-10-31-fla-voters_x.htm
In Fla., voters not taking chances
By Laura Parker, USA TODAY
MIAMI --
Two hours before the polls opened Sunday, the line of voters at the
Lemon City library in the neighborhood known as Little Haiti stretched
around the corner and down the block. Most people waited two hours to
vote.
"I don't care if the wait is four hours," said Ruth Burrows, 48, as
she prepared to vote for Sen. John Kerry.
"We saw what happened last time, and we don't want it to happen
again."
The desire of many Floridians to cast their ballots during the two
weeks of early voting has surprised many and led to predictions that
Florida may produce a record turnout.
In a state where the presidential race has been virtually tied for
weeks, the winner of Florida's 27 electoral votes will most likely be
the candidate who is best at getting supporters to the polls.
Here in Miami-Dade County, which Democrat Al Gore carried in 2000, at
least a fifth of the 1 million registered voters will have voted by
Tuesday.
Estimates for the rest of the state are the same, if not higher.
"This is wildly popular," said Jim Kane, president of the Florida
Poll, an independent polling organization based in Fort Lauderdale.
"Old and young find early voting most helpful. It's the feeling of
safety that you're going to get it done, and the satisfaction of
knowing that your vote is in...that made so many people in a divided
state rush to vote early."
Many people in line explained they voted early because they would be
out of town.
Sandra Colon, 38, of Coral Gables, said she wouldn't be able to get
away from work.
Howard Talesnick, 61, of Miami Beach, said:
"It's going to be a zoo on Election Day."
Jenice McLemore drove three hours from Miami to Orlando so she could
stand in line two hours to vote.
McLemore, who is voting for Kerry, moved earlier this year but had not
yet changed her voting registration.
So she had to go back to Orlando to cast her ballot.
She said she didn't mind.
The passions of the political debate in this state have not ebbed
since President Bush won Florida, and the presidency, by only 537
votes in 2000.
Mike Vega, 57, decided to wait in line two hours Sunday to cast his
ballot for Bush because "it's a really important election."
Early voting plays to the long-held view that the larger the turnout,
the better the chances for Democratic candidates.
A Miami Herald poll Sunday shows that among the 16% of voters who cast
ballots early, Kerry drew 56%, compared with Bush, who received 39%.
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Harry
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| User: "Bert Hyman" |
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| Title: Re: In Florida, voters not taking chances |
01 Nov 2004 12:39:34 PM |
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(Harry Hope) wrote in
news:2i0do0t2ee898aar6tfbasnachrhovhg3l@4ax.com:
In Fla., voters not taking chances
They're voting in Florida and New York, just to make sure!
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |
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| User: "kurttrail" |
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| Title: Re: In Florida, voters not taking chances |
01 Nov 2004 02:01:11 PM |
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Bert Hyman wrote:
rivrvu@ix.netcom.com (Harry Hope) wrote in
news:2i0do0t2ee898aar6tfbasnachrhovhg3l@4ax.com:
In Fla., voters not taking chances
They're voting in Florida and New York, just to make sure!
Prove it, Bert.
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