So, all eyes were on touch screens in Dem heavy districts and they stole..

[AP]

...it on the optical scans out in the rural areas.

Is that what this comes down to?

[moondust]

1. That was my first thought. n/t

[RememberTheCoup]

2. I think they used different methods in different places.

I think they just threw away touch screen votes in some Ohio counties -- turnout is lower than it should be in Franklin County, the 2nd largest county and one of two Democratic counties in OH to use touch screens.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. It is really wierd how the Dem/Repup advantage somehow

flips 180 degrees here, andI don't buy the 'Dixiecart' argument one bit.

http://ustogether.org/Florida_Election.htm

[Eloriel]

4. That's a slight oversimplification

I don't know of any real BBV activists who weren't ever concerned about the optical scans, but the current fight was mostlty centered on the DREs because of their lack of a voter-verified paper ballot (VVBP) which the scanners at least have. We always knew the optical scanners presented the same problems (or "opportunities," depending on your POV) othewise, and were just as vulnerable to fraud, hacking and errors as the DREs.

But in a sense you're absolutely correct.