Re: Buchanan Palm Beach Statistics

[Alex Tabarrok]

Bill,
     Regarding looking at the ballots, remember there are two issues of concern, the 
supposedly large number of Buchanan votes and the double-punched ballot - the latter 
has nothing to do with the former (i.e. the double-punched ballots are spoiled and do 
not contribute to Buchanan's total).  My comments about the data not speaking was in 
reference to the actual Buchanan votes.  Looking at those ballots might help if we 
could see what Senators and Reps these people voted for.  Whether we should let an 
election be determined by an economist's evaluation of who a person really meant to 
vote for is another question.

Alex.