Reply #89: You are absolutely right, but

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Yes, we need to adopt a uniform methodology. Either all 50 states need to be used, or we can use some other criteria, for example all states that were within 8 points prior to the election.

Also, we need to adopt clear criteria on what constitutes a paper trail state. I believe that many states used a combination of black box voting and paper trails, and the chart doesn't reflect that.

However, despite the fact that only 17 states are depicted on the graph, they include virtually every swing state (except that Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii are not included). So it seems that the states were picked mostly on the basis of swing state status rather than to prove a point (assuming that the specified voting method is accurate). And I don't think that we want the safe states included in a formal analysis, because it may be that safe states with black box voting may not have been tampered with, so to include them might interfere with a reasonable analysis of the data.