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2004-11-03 Home Front: Politix

(For Brit readers) The icing on the cake: Clark County goes to Bush!

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Posted by Bulldog 2004-11-03 5:37:11 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 LOL Bulldog I guess we can thank AL Guardian.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-03 6:10:46 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-11-03 6:10:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Great news!

I'm still looking for official confirmations of the overall result (until I see that, I still have butterflies in my stomach).

Someone at work was talking about the election, and asked me what I thought. I said 'Bush', the reply was immediate 'why?' and my reply was just as immediate 'I want this war over in my lifetime'.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-03 7:00:12 AM|| 2004-11-03 7:00:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't think you need worry, Tony; it's over, and there's nothing to be done but for Kerry to summon what small reserves of "class" he possesses and concede so he doesn't become another Al Gore.

The Anglosphere dodged a bullet yesterday. Let us rejoice.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-11-03 7:11:13 AM|| 2004-11-03 7:11:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 V amusing.. for once I'll be buying The Grauniad tomorrow!!

Posted by Howard_UK 2004-11-03 7:45:31 AM|| 2004-11-03 7:45:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Kerry (and his wife) have proven time and time again that money doesn't equal class. It's over but Kerry won't admit until the lawyers tell him so. Therayza will NEVER admit the Bushes bested them in a popularity contest. Relax Tony this is all over except the whining. Which reminds me that you have to peep in on DU, they are all about to drink tainted koolaid or March on Ohio (they are not sure what to do).

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-11-03 8:08:24 AM|| 2004-11-03 8:08:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Snap vote in February UKers?

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-03 8:08:58 AM|| 2004-11-03 8:08:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Howard won, Bush won, if Blair wins then the MSM meme that hard decisions are political suicide will be well and truly dead, at least in the Anglosphere. Historic indeed!

Posted by phil_b 2004-11-03 8:15:56 AM|| 2004-11-03 8:15:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Aye, Ship, that's what they're saying - . It'll take quite a swing to get rid of Tony tho'..

Posted by Howard_UK 2004-11-03 8:23:43 AM|| 2004-11-03 8:23:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 I personally thank OBL for giving Bush the extra bump to make sure he won down the home straight , also sealing his own grave .. Nice one OBL , now prepare to die a miserable swine infested death within the next month or two :)

Posted by MacNails 2004-11-03 8:26:31 AM|| 2004-11-03 8:26:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 D'Oh! I think I missed a great opportunity to keep quiet. I knew I shouldn't have listened to Bob. That stupid mofo's gonna get a right Fisking next time I see him.

Posted by Osama bin Losin 2004-11-03 8:37:32 AM|| 2004-11-03 8:37:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 What I dont' get is the provisional ballot 10 days dodge. Count the total number of provisional ballots, if the number is not equal or greater to Bush's victory in Ohio it's over. If the number is greater or equal find out how many of those votes went for Kerry. If that numer is not graeter or equal to Bush's victory in Ohio it's over. If that number still is greater than you go into judging the legality of each ballot.

2 out of 3 scenerios say it should be over by today if someone has any brains. The 3rd scenerio could get ugly.

Posted by RJ Schwarz 2004-11-03 8:55:31 AM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-11-03 8:55:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 "Kerry: Rejected, not Elected!"

Posted by Fred 2004-11-03 9:02:26 AM|| 2004-11-03 9:02:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 I like it, Fred, make it the site banner for today!

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-03 9:19:48 AM|| 2004-11-03 9:19:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 I'll wait till it's official Cyber Sarge!, and there's no way I'm looking into DU today - the snippets I've seen copied in at LGF are enough to make me stay *well* away...

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-03 9:29:04 AM|| 2004-11-03 9:29:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 DU today is like a 55 gallong drum half-full of rabid weasels. They are lashing out at anything and everything, mindlessly but viciously.

Its ugly - they are rising to levels of conspiritorial insanity that makes the the first place ever seen on the internet suffering simultaneously from mass psychoses and mass delusion, at least outside of the Arab world.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-11-03 10:45:04 AM|| 2004-11-03 10:45:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 Your right Tony it's not 'official' but I suspect that by noon today (PST) Kerry will face reality and concede. Like I said yesterday he will tease 'dirty tricks' and 'voter surpression' for reasons of his HUGE loss. BTW Bush got more votes that ANY president in history, and we retired Daschele. These are not small victories, these are HUGE!

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-11-03 10:51:01 AM|| 2004-11-03 10:51:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 Just heard that Kerry called Bush to CONCEDE! Breath now Tony! VIVA BUSH!

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-11-03 11:05:06 AM|| 2004-11-03 11:05:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#18 WHOA! Really? WOW!! If that's true, I'm turning off the internet for a week.

You know, Bush may not be perfect - but he's done a good job. Kerry would have been a disaster - the man can't lead.

Thank God above. We just barely dodged a bullet straight to the heart!

Posted by 2b 2004-11-03 11:12:55 AM|| 2004-11-03 11:12:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#19 ITS TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!

Good For Kerry, Good for the Nation! Hip, Hip Hooray!!!

Posted by 2b 2004-11-03 11:15:21 AM|| 2004-11-03 11:15:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#20 Cyber Sarge, Dave D., OldSpook, 2b, Mrs. Davis, Seafarious, Fred and many many more...

CONGRATULATIONS!!

I'm really chuffed for you - *and* for me!

Now to find the nearest pub!

Kudos to Kerry for having the decency to concede and save the country the grief of all those lawsuits.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-03 11:45:48 AM|| 2004-11-03 11:45:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#21 Tony?Chuffed?(TY,I think)

Posted by raptor 2004-11-03 1:26:14 PM|| 2004-11-03 1:26:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Tony - nearest pub? Great minds, indeed - me too! I suspect Howard's swinging a tankard about now. Shep, McNails? There'll be a few toasts to Uncle Sam in the UK tonight.

raptor - Being chuffed is most definitely a good thing.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-11-03 2:14:13 PM|| 2004-11-03 2:14:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Thanks Tony and Bulldog - Everyone - let's go get chuffed! Woo Hoo!

Posted by 2b 2004-11-03 2:33:55 PM|| 2004-11-03 2:33:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 In 2000, Bush lost Clark County to Gore by 324 votes.

In 2004, Bush won Clark County from Kerry by 1580

Nader on the ballot in 2000; not on ballot in 2004.

Posted by mhw 2004-11-03 3:44:20 PM|| 2004-11-03 3:44:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 From the Sun Prairie (WI) STAR, 11/03/04 (excerpts)

Apologies to Letterman: Top ten reasons you know the elections are over

9. Instead of annoying election commercials, TV airwaves have more annoying new medication ads

7. No more anchorment using the words "Battleground States"

3. Theresa Heinz Kerry just bought new shoes because the old ones tasted stale from putting her feet in her mouth.

1. Hillary CLinton announced her candidacy for president in 2008

Being in a "Battleground State" means we had more toxic commercials than the rest of the country. I only watched tv at the atletic club, with the sound off; even so, you could smell the nastiness.

Posted by mom 2004-11-03 9:01:02 PM|| 2004-11-03 9:01:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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