CBS reports record overseas voter turnout.(link)

[fishface]

Now just who do you think that will benefit? :toast:


Buh Bye Smirk!!


Record Overseas Votes Expected
Sept. 27, 2004


Andrea Marsh spent part of her summer on the streets of Paris shopping for Americans.

Specifically, she's looking for Americans who might be persuaded to vote. As CBS News Correspondent Wyatt Andrews reports, this year it is not a tough sell.

All around the world both Republicans and Democrats who have mobilized to register Americans living abroad say they are overwhelmed.

"We are swamped this time," says Louise Meyers of Democrats Abroad. "Everybody wants to vote. People who haven't voted in 30 and 40 years are coming to vote."

From a crowded registration table in Paris, to an outdoor cafe in Korea, to a senior citizen center in Israel and a packed political meeting in London, all signs indicate that an explosion of new voters. Overseas Americans could add millions of votes to this year's tally. One American in Paris, Frank DiBona, who hasn't voted in 30 years, explains why now.

"Two words, George Bush," says DiBona.

President Bush's handling of the war on terror is the issue overseas and the reason behind all this newfound energy. For the president that's both good and bad.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/16/eveningnews/main643950.shtml

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

1. Voting against George Dubya Bush was the main reason ...

why I came back from Germany . I wanted to place my vote in person .

[fishface]

2. That may be the only way to ensure it gets counted...

providing of course you're not voting on a Diebold, no paper record voting machine. ;-)

[aquart]

3. I suspect he's really gonna have to mobilize to trash those ballots.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. I've been accosted twice here in Tokyo by Democrats Abroad activists

looking for likely American citizens. Of course, I'm just here for two weeks, but so far, only one of the many expatriates I've talked to seems to be a Bush fan.

[SoCalDemocrat]

5. Pentagon blocked registration site

The Pentagon blocked overseas registration by countries that have a negative opinion of the President. 20+ countries were banned from the official government voter registration website.

[pnorman]

6. "The Pentagon blocked overseas registration"

I recall seeing that here on DU, a while back. Unfortunately I neglected to bookmark it. Can anyone here give me the news source for that?

pnorman