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West Virginia Voting Machines

The Technical Term: Human Error

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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John Wellington Ennis

What these tech experts and election officials are too close to see is that human fallibility is just one of the reasons that electronic voting machines are a disastrous idea.

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Obama Is Dominating in the Polls, but Four Things Keep Me Awake at Night

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

As a lifelong Democrat who has seen my party lose winnable races, I can't help thinking about how things can go wrong this year. These are the four factors that keep me up at night.

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