Metochin, your daughter is right. One of the most INSANE aspects of this year's general election is that in many states a lot of precinct data were sent to the central computer over simple modems, from machines using MS Windows and programs like Excel. Talk about hackability!!! >:(

The Republicans SHOULD be as concerned about this as any other party. After all, it's been recognized since 2001, if not before, that one potential type of "terrorist" threat is CYBER-sabotage.   Yes, US party operatives and pesky teen-agers could have distorted the data in some races in this election, but so could Al Quaeda operatives.

If we don't take major steps NOW to ensure the security of our voting systems -- and by "security," I DON'T mean locking out reporters and letting a private corporation or one party count all the votes -- there's more at stake here than just the 2004 Presidency.