“(We) do not have any verifiable backup in case one of those machines malfunctions or there's a challenge to the accuracy of the machines.”
Blitzer seemed shocked by this. “Well, how is that possible in this day and age you don't have a backup?”
Graham's answer was stunning: “Because I'll say (Florida) Governor (Jeb) Bush and his administration have stonewalled the efforts to get a paper trail behind these electronic machines.”
...Concerns about the adequacy of electronic voting machines have been percolating in the background for some time. Finally, the issue was getting some serious airtime.
But no sooner had it surfaced than it disappeared.
The media's lack of sustained interest in this story is striking, given what happened four years ago, when disputes over the Florida vote led to the biggest electoral crisis in U.S. history.
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