Charles Darwin Gets Thousands of Write-In Votes from Constituents Fed Up with Rep. Paul Broun
"I voted for someone who's dead, not brain dead," said one Athens, Ga., voter.
Charles Darwin may be dead, but he's still the Congressional choice for thousands of voters in Athens. In Tuesday's election, 16,980 Athens votes went to Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, a vehement opponent of evolutionary theory. A vigorous write-in campaign by Athenians opposed to Broun produced around 4,100 votes for variations on the name of Darwin, one of the original evolutionists, according to a write-in list released by elections officials. That's close to one Darwin vote for every four received by Broun, who was unopposed on the ballot. "I think it definitely sends a message to Broun, and the country, that there are intelligent people in Georgia embarrassed by him who are saying that Broun is not their representative," said former…
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