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Digits. here's the interesting thing about that poll to. it's a poll in indiana, which almost never happens. it's really weird, but nobody nationally never knows what's going on in indiana politics because they don't poll in indiana. in indiana, it's illegal to make automated calls for telemarketing purposes and for public opinion surveys like polling. you can't use an auto dialing device unless the subscriber has consented to being contacted or a live operator gets on the line and gets consent that way. since it make s it hard and expen expensi expensive, there's little polling in indiana. bu...

Device unless the subscriber has consented to being contacted or a live operator gets on the line and gets consent that way. since it make s it hard and expensive, there's little polling in indiana. but while we're on the subject of weird details, check out this ballot in north carolina. it's more than a dozen states where they have straight ticket voting. they say everybody with an r next to their name, that's who i'm voting for. i want all the republicans or all the democrats. but there's a bizarre catch to straight ticket voting in north carolina. north carolina is the only state where voti...

Polling in indiana. but while we're on the subject of weird details, check out this ballot in north carolina. it's more than a dozen states where they have straight ticket voting. they say everybody with an r next to their name, that's who i'm voting for. i want all the republicans or all the democrats. but there's a bizarre catch to straight ticket voting in north carolina. north carolina is the only state where voting for a straight ticket does not include the presidential race. so you have to vote for the straight ticket and then in addition to that, you also have to cast another vote for p...

All the democrats. but there's a bizarre catch to straight ticket voting in north carolina. north carolina is the only state where voting for a straight ticket does not include the presidential race. so you have to vote for the straight ticket and then in addition to that, you also have to cast another vote for president. if you just vote straight ticket democratic, you do not cast a boat voet for barack obama for president. you have to do that separately in addition. so it's not really straight ticket voting. it's straight ticket plus the president voting. okay. i said weird details. here's s...

In addition. so it's not really straight ticket voting. it's straight ticket plus the president voting. okay. i said weird details. here's something weirder. this is a democrat in the governor's race. he leads in the polls by more than 30 points. but that may not be enough. the vermont state constitution requires a candidate for governor to get 50% plus one vote. so even though he's leading, he has four opponents. so if those four opponents get a combined 50% of the vote, the governor will not be reelected no matter how big the margin he wins by. in that case with nobody getting 50%, it's the ...