Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Strange Voting Patterns

Investor's Business Daily editors pulled together just a few of the strange voting patterns spotted on election day in states with no voter ID requirements.

Pennsylvania — a state where a judge blocked a voter ID law for 2012 and "where 75 legal and credentialed GOP election workers were blocked or removed from the polls" — had 59 Philadelphia voting divisions report Obama 19,605 votes, Romney 0 votes.
The Obama Justice Department might not be concerned about that, but one man who studies voting patterns is dubious. University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato told the Philadelphia Inquirer that it deserves scrutiny. "Not a single vote for Romney or even an error?" he asked. "That's worth looking into."
Ohio — Romney faced a similar shutout in 9 districts in Cuyahoga County "where he did even worse than the third-party candidates."
Seem impossible? Yes, it does. And that's not just our opinion. Rich Exner, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's data analysis editor, said he doesn't find the shutout credible.
Colorado — two counties reported more votes cast than their total voter-age populations.

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