There is a link in Italian here .
Short english version: in La California, a small town in Tuscany not far from Livorno, an ironic votation for the White House was held. Over a thousand people voted, and according to exit polls John Kerry got about 70% of the votes. Only they spelled the name “Cherry”.
Current President G. Bush got only 20% of the votes, getting third place. Only they spelled the name “Busce”.
Oh, you want to know who was the second? No, not Ralph Nader; it was Stefano Marmugi, one of the city councillors.
This mock-election was part of a kermesse called “Are we all Americans?” organized by the Project University of Reggio Emilia, in collaboration with the Province of Livorno, the local City Council and a couple of other entities. It was intended as a humorous provocation: the organizers said, “Since the President of the USA gets to decide for all the world, we all want to decide who the President of the USA is”.
