The cruder kinds of electoral fraud, relying on poor communications between the capital and the boondocks, are now much harder.
When travelling to the boondocks—such as this Babbage on his recent trip to Maine that 3G may be replaced with an E for EDGE, a slow 2G technology, or even a circle for GPRS, which rarely beats dial-up modems.But since iOS 5.1 shipped last week, AT&T subscribers with an iPhone 4S see "4G" when connected to its network, regardless of the speed.
So why aren't Messrs Cohn and Klein, good liberals both, working harder to divine that special something capable of turning the boondocks blue?
In 2000, when the government declared internet access to be a human right, the web spread into the boondocks.
The internet also makes it easier to find interesting work in the boondocks.
But if "bridges to nowhere" start springing up in the boondocks, it will probably be money wasted.
But what about those folks in the boondocks?
IF YOU live in the boondocks, particularly in a poor country, obtaining electricity can be a problem.
"This is just existence".Special report Cheer up The accidental government Spy games So much to do A country to run from Prickly to a fault Acknowledgments and sources ReprintsBut even in the boondocks, things are stirring.
A rapid expansion of the housing stock means fewer people living in the boondocks or in urban discomfort.
Although China's output and income surged after 2000, its consumption habits have yet to catch up.Bootstrap businessmen from the boondocks do not always know what to do with their newfound wealth, according to research by Jacqueline Elfick, a cultural anthropologist.
