Philip Benn, a retired businessman who moved to Boynton Beach from Cheltenham seven years ago, said he and his wife were warned about the ballot before they voted - but still found it confusing. They don't see too well and these things were very close together. And I think it was wrong. Saul Shubin attended a meeting yesterday in the clubhouse of his Boynton Beach community with hundreds of his angry neighbors. The residents of The Cascades, a community for active adults 55 years old and older, signed a petition demanding a revote for Palm Beach County residents.
People are really upset.
Shubin said the atmosphere in Palm Beach County is frenetic, with people up in arms and phone calls coming from friends and family all over the country. And while operatives in the Bush campaign got hostile about the vote recount in Florida yesterday, suggesting Gore ought to just accept the loss graciously and move on - in Palm Beach, it's not up to Gore any more. The uproar isn't just about who won or lost the election. And these are not people accustomed to being victimized. People have very strong political beliefs, there is a lot of money down here, and they feel cheated.