VOTING MACHINES

There's a whiff of "puzzling evidence" to this article in the Independent about the relationship between electronic voting, corporate power, and Republicans, but it's still worth a look because the issue of manipulation of touch screen machines is really worth worrying about. See also xymphora's post here.

MORE: See also Billmon's take, here.

MORE: I should note that a colleague of mine in the department first called my attention to this article, and he's got some expertise in polls. He's wondering why the story doesn't have legs, I think, but I don't want to attribute any views to him that he might not have.