Reply #4: Voting protest didn't go far enough

[dzika]

Dec. 25, 2004 12:00 AM

Regarding "Let's, unh . . . protest" (Editorial, Dec. 17):

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The Republic's editorial belittled the importance of protests over the recent election. I say we need many more protests.

The media-conducted recount in Florida showed that Al Gore would have carried the state in 2000 and thus would have become president. Also, we mustn't forget the tens of thousands of African-American voters who were purged from voting lists in Florida. Since Blacks vote overwhelmingly Democrat, they are sitting ducks for voter racial profiling.

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The Ohio exit polls on Election Day showed Kerry was clearly winning. Exit polls are almost always reliable in predicting a winner but for some reason they didn't work this time. I have yet to hear a credible explanation for this.

The saddest part of all this is the lack of protest from the Democratic Party. Without more protests our system of democracy will continue to be in jeopardy.
- Richard Boren, Tucson

Link:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/1225satlets5-255.html