Before 2000 if anyone were asked what a chad was, they would most likely answer that “chad” was the name of an actor on a show about doctors or the guy next door that took their daughter to the homecoming. After Florida, most people became aware of hanging, dimpled, and pregnant chads. This great revelation was due to the closeness of the presidential race. Chads have been around for as long as there have been punch cards. It took a close race to bring them onto the American forefront of debate.

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