Two comments:
First, the first document ("buchanan.doc") states that Gore was listed
under the Reform slate while Buchanan was listed under the Dems. That's
just not true; see
<http://www.boston.com/campaign2000/vote/florida_voters.htm>.
Secondly, Palm Beach county allegedly has a Buchanan cousin with a small
(but effective?) grassroots movement going. According to a few sources,
Buchanan received 8,788 in a meaningless GOP primary in 96. (Dole had
all-but wrapped up the nomination by then.) See
<http://www.nationalreview.com/nr_comment/nr_comment110900c.shtml>.
Further, I've seen a few reports that Reform Party registration (or
something like that -- the RP's structure is pretty flimsy) has gone up in
PBC 110% over the last year; to wit: these aren't Ross Perot supporters.
I'll look for a source for that.
I'm not saying there wasn't confusion, but it is likely overblown.
At 04:34 PM 11/10/00 -0500, William Dickens wrote:
> It isn't just that Palm beach is large. Palm Beach had an enormous number
of Buchanan votes even for its size and particularly when you take into
account that places that voted more heavily democratic also tended to be
less likely to vote for Buchanan. See the attached.
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