Word: processing
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These voters have embraced Ralph Nader, and not because they believe Gore and Bush are the exact same candidate: There are obvious differences between the candidates on many issues, especially social policy (abortion, gay rights and affirmative action). Instead, these voters fear that the entire democratic process in the United States is a sham, that the vast amounts of money that corporations are pouring into political campaigns are corrupting democracy, and that both parties simply ignore the problem...
...process, to sum it up, is selective, standardless, subjective, unreliable and inherently biased," said GOP lawyer Theodore Olson...
...Especially if you manage to sound like the responsible one. An oddly grinning Gore came out Monday at 4:00 p.m. for a vice-presidential photo-op to call for the process to go on "without any intervening, uh, interference." (Yes, it was Gore, not Bush.) "It's not the contest but our democracy. I would not want to win the presidency by a few votes cast in error, or not counted or whatever, and I don't think Gov. Bush wants that either...
...Gore's reading that 55 percent of Americans tell CNN/USA Today/Gallup they support a Florida hand recount - in this season, a landslide. The Bush team, in danger of sounding like vote-suppressing meanies, rejoiced at Harris's firm intention to contain the process in Florida, or at least its effect on the national election. But now it's Bush and Harris against Gore and a whole lot of lawsuits. And in court, the Bush team is already...
...mailbox on Sunday, November 5. "I'm really pleased that my vote made a difference," she says. "It's an overwhelming sense, especially in America where you feel very small, to now realize that my voice will be heard. It strengthens my belief in our democratic election process - even at the level of county commissioners, whom we choose to represent us at every level is important. I'm not sure that it's going to make a difference, but it could. I'm just hoping...