Election Annoyances

There are way too many accusations going on about the Coleman/Franken race. If you watch the vote counts they always fluctuate a little after an election. Saying that all these county officials are trying to defraud the public is politics at it's worst. I served as an election judge and I can say the system isn't perfect, but the public officials I met are focused on counting the votes legally and fairly. You aren't gaining any friends by calling the election officials and the election judges criminals. If your goal is to disenfranchise citizens you have lost my vote permanently.

Which brings me to another item. The Star Tribune ran an op-ed piece last Sunday where a guy railed about the fact that is was easier to register to vote than it was to register his old canoe - all because he had to show id to register his canoe.

Minnesotans Unite!

We have to make it easier to register canoes and now!

Seriously, if my precint is any guide most people who vote were known by the people who found their name on the voting rolls. Serious fraud would require being willing to have a gang of voters disbursed over many, many polling places. People who are capable of that much planning could easily buy fake ids if they wanted to tamper with an election.

I hate the fact that our country is turning into a place where you have to "show your papers" more frequently.

I think the key is that the parties should endorse candidates who are capable of actually getting 51% of the citizens to vote for them.

Here is my guess. Franken voters probably don't understand about coloring in the lines - that means the recount will favor Franken, but probably not by enough to matter.