Kerry and Bush send their relatives abroad to court expatriate voters

[T_i_B]

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=565106

Democrats and Republicans are making an unprecedented effort to register and court United States voters living overseas in the belief they could provide the crucial boost to secure the upcoming election.

With polls showing the two candidates neck and neck and with less than six weeks before polling day, the parties are stepping up efforts to gain the support of an estimated three million eligible Americans voters living outside of the US.

More than half a million of them live in Mexico and in the town of San Miguel de Allende, consular officials have twice had to order more application forms to meet the demand.

As a sign of the importance the parties attach to this expatriate vote, President George Bush's nephew, George Prescott Bush, spent four days in Mexico last month campaigning for his uncle. At the same time, Democrats living in Mexico received a rallying visit from John Kerry's sister, Diana. Both parties have established well-organised groups to co-ordinate voters, not just in Mexico but in scores of countries.

[kentuck]

1. How stupid !

Like there are not enough people not voting in this country to try and get to the polls??