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March 13, 2008
A real alpha-male:
A more serious complaint than you might think...
Those new voters ticked off the first name to appear in each of the nonpresidential contests, claims Grant, lending weight to candidates whose names appear first in the alphabet. And in the end, D comes before G. Alpha-deficient Grant explains that there was a striking difference between results at those polls where the Doherty and Grant campaigns supplied literature and those that went unstaffed.
In California, we mix things up a bit. First we randomize the alphabet, and block each candidate within that group together. So, all the "A" candidates will appear together, all the "Q" candidates, and so on. But "Q" could well come before "A" depending on the randomization. Also, we have it differently randomized for each precinct-- this to ensure that each candidate gets an equal chance to appear as the "top" name.
It sounds like things are different in Texas.
Posted by Andrew at March 13, 2008 07:55 AM
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