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VotePair Begins Pairing Voters

Posted by michael on from the every-vote-is-sacred-every-vote-is-great dept.

Brent Emerson writes "Today VotePair started matching up safe state Kerry supporters with swing state third party sympathizers to facilitate strategic voting. They matched 1446 such voters. Their goals are to defeat George Bush, support third parties, and start a conversation about electoral reform in the United States. Whether you agree with their politics or not, their ultimate point is clear: a few hundred votes in particular states could determine the outcome of this election."

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  1. Cool - now I can "vote" as many times as I want by clausiam · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1) Use 100 email addresses.
    2) Register 100 times at VotePair.
    3) Promise 100 times to vote for Nader (or other 3rd party candidate)
    4) Get 100 people in swing states voting for Kerry instead of a 3rd party candidate.
    5) Break promise made on VotePair and voila!

    Finally I CAN make a difference. AND I don't even have to be a US citizen to do so - cool.

    In fact I like the VotePair idea in terms of provoking discussion and election reform. Even being a Kerry supporter I don't like the "vote dealing" and the "exploit" mentioned above though. It's undemocratic and the goal doesn't justify the means. I just wish Sinclair Broadcasting had the same attitude.

    Yeah - I know step 3 above should have been "Profit"...
    /Claus