Responses to the Onion "News" Piece
Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early
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To all VoteRescuers,
I have already received several poignant comments from members of our mailing list about the Onion "news" piece. You are all welcome to share your thoughts about it to the rest of the list by simply replying (or sending) to voterescue@voterescue.org. For those worried about an avalanche of messages, we'll seriously consider re-instating a discussion-oriented mailing list that is separate from an announcement-only list if it's overwhelming. One of the comments was from a member who is so fed up with the farce, they are considering not voting. I'd like to share my reply to that person:
The way it is now, our elections are a farce and a joke and the Onion did an incredible job in their "news" piece speaking to this. However, I've come to the conclusion that we all should still vote because only then can we run our own exit polls "with teeth" outside the fake election polling places and show how voters are really voting! It is the first "real" step towards our taking back the control of our elections—as it should be.
If you have even an ounce of hope left, please consider joining a Citizen Exit Poll precinct team where you live. If in Texas, let me know which county and also, and this is important, sign up on the website for the Project Vote Count effort here in Texas. One way or another, you will get the information you need to help with an exit poll. Read the article about Project Vote Count for the 2008 Texas Primaries on March 4. And get your friends to sign up, too. It's just 4 hours of your time on Election Day.
We promise you, you won't be the same after you participate in one of these efforts.
Thanks for writing.
Karen