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2004 US Presidential Election
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November 03, 2004
Misc. | No Rest For the Wicked

It’s 3 a.m. on the East Coast, which is why I must be lonely. The Oregon vote count is still trickling in, and Kerry/Edwards is still hanging all of their hopes on Ohio. I’m getting tired, but at least it’s only midnight here, so when I hop my butt onto my bike to commute to work tomorrow morning, I’ll be hopping with at least six hours of sleep. If Bush wins New Mexico, Nevada, and/or Iowa, and if Ohio goes the way Republicans seem convinced it will go, I predict that Kerry/Edwards will not be “fighting for every vote” and instead will call it a day.

As far as actual results (rather than speculation), according to CNN at 12:05 a.m. Pacific Time, 98% of Ohio is in, with Bush beating Kerry by about 139,000 votes. That means that even if all of the estimate 130,000 provisional votes are valid, and they all go to Kerry — Kerry still won’t win Ohio. Baby, start the bus.

UPDATE: CNN also says 98% of Iowa is in, and Bush has a 10,000 vote lead there. 82% of Nevada is in, with Bush leading by 15,000+ votes. Folks, that may be all she wrote.



Posted by mellow-drama at November 3, 2004 03:02 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Im still here dude
I feel such anger at the Dems for stringing this out over a longshot hope. They don’t care about the country. They would ally with OBL if it meant beating Bush. I am forced to deal with the fact that a party with naerly half the country in it is so powermad I truly think many (most?) would destroy the country if the election had been as close as last time, and by god they may do it this time.

Posted by: docweasel [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 3, 2004 03:14 AM

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