Gambling on Votes? Experts Say You Do
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By Catherine Dolinski, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec.
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Like many of you, I spent a long time watching the election returns come in, and I saw the election eventually handed to George Bush.  I saw exit polls that did not correspond to the results in certain states.  I heard about the diebold president talking about using his machines to turn the election.  I have spent a long time over the past day checking information about the election, information from 2000, comparing data.  And after all of this, I feel I am able to post a list of some questionable data that I have seen:
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Forget the hi-tech predictions -- it will be years, if ever, before electors can use the Internet to vote, many policymakers believe.
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WINNER-TAKE-ALL: The popular vote for president is interesting, but the real electing ballots are cast by the members of the Electoral College.
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Are poll results really that reliable?  There are plenty of flaws in the system
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Some voters say machines indicated they had voted for a different candidate.
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Nevada voters make their choices for Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on Saturday in a process as quirky as Las Vegas itself and almost as unpredictable as a casino game.
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Here's a good bet. If Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton decides to do some gambling in Nevada, check out the blackjack table. "I'm not much of a gambler, but I have gambled," the New York senator said in a brief interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, adding that her favorite game probably is blackjack.
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Two sociologists and a mathematician recently conducted an experiment that provides an intriguing window into the presidential candidate selection that begins this week. Matthew Salganik, Duncan Watts and Peter Sheridan Dodds had a large group of people rate 48 songs. Based on these ratings, the...
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Almost three-quarters of likely voters think electronic voting systems should produce a paper record the voter can verify, according to a new poll. But that's not likely to happen for many of them in November. By Laila Weir.
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Ever wonder why fear-mongering seems to work so well at the pollsâwhile appeals to reason often leave the electorate cold? A new book applies neuroscience to politics to figure out why the Democrats struggle to push the buttons in voters' brains.
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I was sitting in a bar listening to the presidential &quot;debate&quot;, thinking the same thought I always do when listening to politicians. &nbsp;Why must I choose between two people that I don't like? &nbsp;Since I live in New York, where Democrats usually win the electorate, should I even bother voting? &nbsp;Are my votes even counted? It's always easy to blame the current President for the nation's current problems, and I'll admit that I'm often tempted to blame Bush. &nbsp;But the reality is that he is not to blame. &nbsp;The blame can be placed squarely on us, the citizens, and on our unwillingness to reform an outdated voting system.
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Some call them "the unreliables" &#151; huge numbers of prospective voters who favor one party or the other but have a spotty record of actually showing up at the polls.
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Opinion Pay up, or your server gets it
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The brains behind Hot or Not have turned their attention -- and their wallets -- to getting people to join the electorate. Twin $100,000 prizes are up for grabs to those who register to vote. By Dan Brekke.
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Endless money forms the sinews of war, Cicero once said, but it may also be the dividend of peace -- especially for gamblers who can now place bets online on the person or organisation they think is going to be named the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner on Friday.
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Instead, our neighbor to the north showed that votes may count, or they may not, depending on how often you count them. We can draw these conclusions from what happened in the Washington election for governor.