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Voters In Maryland and Virginia rallied to the polls yesterday, only to find out that ... there wasn't any election there.

More than 700 people called the Virginia State Board of Elections to ask, "Why aren't my polls opened, and where do I go to vote?" said Susan S. Pollard, a spokeswoman for the board. On a typical day, the board fields 150 to 200 calls.

If we can take this as a random sample -- I think we can -- these 700 represents thousands of confused people who have never participated in the process and who don't read newspapers.
That could be good news for Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in his matchup against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) for the Democratic nomination. National public opinion polls indicate Obama leads Clinton by wide margins among young voters.
Young voters whose brains must be hurting this morning. Quick, get them to a brain surgeon.

Filed Under: Elections 2007

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