Darwin Gets 4,000 Votes in Creationist's District (Campaign against Rep. Paul Broun)

[Ghost in the Machine]

Darwin Gets 4,000 Votes in Creationist's District
Campaign against Rep. Paul Broun, who says earth is 9,000 years old



Charles Darwin, the pioneer of evolutionary theory, received almost 4,000 write-in votes in Athens-Clark County, Georgia - despite being British and dead since 1882.

Darwin's surprise popularity evolved out of a campaign against Rep. Paul Broun, who was filmed earlier this year in a deer-head-filled hall explaining that the earth is 9,000 years old, and evolution is a lie "from the pit of hell."

Broun received 16,980 votes in Clark County - only four times as many as the long-dead evolutionist. The local press is now investigating the vote tally for Darwin in the other counties comprising Broun's district.

Via Online Athens. http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2012-11-08/charles-darwin-gets-nearly-4000-write-votes-athens-against-rep-broun

[gcomeau]

1. Was he running unopposed?

I assume so, hate to think 4000 votes got directed away from his actual challenger... despite the funny-making value.

[Hosnon]

2. Yes. nt.