bb.........Do you live in Ohio? If so, you had to be aware of all the voting problems in the past 10 years. There has been bi-partisan support to change many things that had been wrong in the past and also to look a bit forward as well. Several of the measures were started by Republican incumbents who had been under the gun for problems in 2000 and 2004 (and some otther non-pres years too).

Problems with voting machinery is still being modified in the hope that neither the chad nor Diebold fiascos we had here would be repeated. Additionally many voters were unable to vote, even when the polling hours were extended and there were problems in the counting delays on absentee ballots.

Coupled with an outmoded registration system all of this made Ohio about dead last in the country when it came to right to vote issues and being sure the vote tallies and procedures were legal. This is still being challenged and worked through and many on BOTH sides hope it will all be worth it. An issue in today's paper (Columbus Dispatch) points up potential "red flag" problems with registrations, most of which are typo problems and not real red flags. But they are working to fix this and assure that real flags are properly challenged.

bb......Others have pointed out the additional fallacies in your premise but don't blame this on either party in Ohio. Both are sick of the national spotlight.

Spaw