# "Gaming the Vote" by Poundstone is excellent **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 1, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-the-vote-by-poundstone-is-excellent/747684 "2016-03-01T22:32:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hooleehootoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eada6e/32.png) [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-the-vote-by-poundstone-is-excellent/747684/1 "2016-03-01T22:32:27Z")
[Good reading](http://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Vote-Elections-Arent-About/dp/0809048922/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1456871365&sr=8-8&keywords=poundstone+william) in a year with talk of strategic voting, third party candidates, and mentions David Duke in the first sentence. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-the-vote-by-poundstone-is-excellent/747684/2 "2016-03-02T11:49:11Z")
Dang. I was looking for a humor piece by _Paula_ Poundstone. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-the-vote-by-poundstone-is-excellent/747684/3 "2016-03-02T23:53:44Z")
> [@Hooleehootoo](#): > > [Good reading](http://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Vote-Elections-Arent-About/dp/0809048922/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1456871365&sr=8-8&keywords=poundstone+william) in a year with talk of strategic voting, third party candidates, and mentions David Duke in the first sentence. Yeah, I read that one a few years ago. Poundstone has written a large number of other very good books, too - I’m a big fan of his writing in general. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-the-vote-by-poundstone-is-excellent/747684/4 "2016-03-02T23:57:21Z")
Anyone interested in this subject should also read [_The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown_](http://www.amazon.com/The-Voting-Wars-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300198248), by elections attorney (and no, you are not surprised to learn that is even a thing) Richard L. Hasen.