Barred by ethics rules from using knowledge gained within a polling station, Everett waited for Bush to leave the facility and ambushed him with a trick question designed to fool him into revealing the news himself: “Mr. President Fox News is reporting that you’ve accidentally voted for Barack Obama. Would you care to comment?” Thinking that his mistake had already been found out, Bush sought to minimize the damage: “Yes unfortunately because of the incompetence of the folks who designed the ballot, my vote counted for the other guy,” Bush responded.