• By Sean Fallon
    Nov 5, 2008 5:00 PM 22,698
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    Question of the Day: Was CNN's Hologram Stupid or Cool?

    If you tuned into CNN's election coverage last night, you probably saw their new fangled hologram technology being used to pull up data and conduct interviews. Sure, it was a gimmick-and-a-half—but it was interesting at least. Plus, as far as I could tell, the complicated system was pretty much glitch-free (Fox News, on the other hand, seemed to have problems with their basic touchscreen system all night). But my question is: was was it stupid or cool?

    Results from "Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?"

    Which Do You Prefer?

    Touchscreen 29%
    Lever Machine 9%
    Punch Card 3%
    Paper (Optical Scan) 32%
    Paper (Ballot Box) 20%
    I Don't Care 6%

    Which Did You Actually Use?

    Touchscreen 26%
    Lever Machine 7%
    Punch Card 1%
    Paper (Optical Scan) 42%
    Paper (Ballot Box) 13%
    I Didn't Vote 10%


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