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Readers from across the pond dip their toes in U.S. election.
Byline: Eric Gwinn
CHICAGO _ The Guardian newspaper in London got more than it bargained for when it invited its readers to send letters to potential voters in Clark County, Ohio, a district in a crucial swing state.
As part of its "US Elections 2004" coverage, the newspaper announced what it called "a unique experiment" _ namely, offering "a democratic toolkit to enable people from Basildon to Botswana to campaign in the presidential race."
The object was to give non-Americans a say in the U.S. presidential election that "will affect the lives of millions around the world but those of us outside the 50 states have had no say in it."
As the heart of the experiment, the newspaper offered names and addresses from Clark County's registration rolls to…
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Source: HighBeam Research, Readers from across the pond dip their toes in U.S. election.
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