# Can anybody disagree with this election position?

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**Created:** [November 11, 2000, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-disagree-with-this-election-position/40785 "2000-11-11T12:49:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2000, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-disagree-with-this-election-position/40785/41 "2000-11-14T23:03:34Z")

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I heard this kind-of-funny bit on the radio about the best way to hand-evaluate the punch ballots, and determine the voters’ intent.

If the ballot has:

**hanging chads** - certainly the Republicans are the capital-punishment party. So “hanging” chads go to Bush.

**swinging chads** - Bill Clinton is a Democrat. 'Nuff said. “Swinging” chads go to Gore.

**pregnant chads** - Here it gets dicey. Pregnant chads go to Gore _only_ if the pregnant chad in question reserves its right to obtain an abortion.

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