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Voting Clusterf_ck of mass proportions in Tampa

Posted on November 6, 2008 by SM aka SM77

FIRST, this is what the Board of Elections reports for Hillsborough County, FL – 87% counted so far:

PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT
Vote type summary
Precinct detail map
384 of 384 Precincts Reporting
Percent Votes
John McCain (REP)
Percent of total votes
 46.60% 228,323
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent of total votes
 52.40% 256,753

NOW, read this fromTBO.com and notice where they decided to skew the story and do the math: Continue reading →

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