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Post by Gua on Oct 26, 2004 11:04:48 GMT -5
Yea I was referring to you. I am in Greensboro..I know early voting is all over, I'mma try do to it myself  Cool....I just came back from one site and the computer network was down,  ...I did not have time to wait so i will try again tomorrow  |
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Post by Gua on Oct 26, 2004 14:41:02 GMT -5
duuuhhhh....enjoy.......
Once there was a Presidential election that was too close to call.
Neither Bush, the Republican candidate, nor Kerry, the Democratic
candidate had enough votes to win. Therefore it was decided that
there should be an ice fishing contest between the two candidates to
determine the winner. There was much talk about ballot recounting,
court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition
seemed the manly way to settle things.
The candidate with the most fish at the end of the week would win.
It was decided that the contest would take place on a remote, cold lake
in Wisconsin. There were to be no observers present, and both men
were to be sent out separately on this lake and return daily with
their catch for counting and verification.
At the end of the first day Kerry returned to the starting line with
10 fish. Soon Bush returned with zero fish.
At the end of the second day Kerry came in with 20 fish.
Bush returned again with none.
That evening Dick Cheney got together secretly with Bush and said,
"I think Kerry is a lowlife cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you go out
tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing; just spy on him and see
if he is cheatin' in some way."
The next night (after Kerry comes in with 50 fish) Cheney says to
Bush, "Well, what about it? Is Kerry cheatin?"
"He sure is, Dick"; says Bush with a smirk.
"He's cutting holes in the ice."
Another reason to vote!!!!
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Post by brunneng on Oct 26, 2004 15:00:11 GMT -5
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Post by Beej on Oct 28, 2004 23:50:13 GMT -5
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Post by Ivory on Oct 29, 2004 9:20:33 GMT -5
Yep, it sure is. :wtg
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Post by brunneng on Oct 29, 2004 9:29:11 GMT -5
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Post by Beej on Nov 1, 2004 4:07:35 GMT -5
OK, Ivory...got it. Hey, the big day's tomorrow. Who's gonna win? Do Americans show up in force to repudiate the policies of the Bush administration or do they reward his leadership with another term? Your guess is as good as mine. If Kerry wins, the silver lining for me will be that Republicans will still control both the House and Senate by comfortable margins...effectively nullifying any plans he has of steering this country to the left. That's the kind of reassuring thought that helps me sleep at night.  |
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Post by Gua on Nov 1, 2004 9:12:10 GMT -5
OK, Ivory...got it. Hey, the big day's tomorrow. Who's gonna win? Do Americans show up in force to repudiate the policies of the Bush administration or do they reward his leadership with another term? Your guess is as good as mine. If Kerry wins, the silver lining for me will be that Republicans will still control both the House and Senate by comfortable margins...effectively nullifying any plans he has of steering this country to the left. That's the kind of reassuring thought that helps me sleep at night. Controlling the senate and house is still up for grabs....lets see what happens come Wed Morn ;D |
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Post by Ivory on Nov 1, 2004 9:32:19 GMT -5
I honestly will be surprised if Kerry wins. Maybe it's because I live in TN, a state he has no hope of winning and I rarely see Kerry supporters here, but I think going with Kerry is too big of a leap of blind faith for most Americans. I think, in general, while not everyone is happy with Bush they are at least comfortable with him. Sadly, I doubt my casting provisional ballots all over town is going to do us any good.  |
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Post by brunneng on Nov 1, 2004 11:04:55 GMT -5
It isn't the outcome... ...it is the effort that counts! ;D  ...don't look back... |
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Post by Beej on Nov 1, 2004 16:10:34 GMT -5
"Controlling the senate and house is still up for grabs..."Actually, it isn't. The Republicans will add between 2-4 seats to their slight lead in the Senate. In the House, Republicans will -- at the very least -- hold their 23 seat lead...likely adding to it. "Sadly, I doubt my casting provisional ballots all over town is going to do us any good."Oooh...I'm telling! I'm telling! I'm telling! Honestly, I hope (for your sake) you're joking. Those ballots will be held back for verification. Those without signatures -- or with obvious forged signatures -- will be discarded. Those with signatures will be matched against voter rolls and checked for address authenticity. If Ms. Ivory keeps popping up all over town, someone's gonna want to know why. Go with the "blonde" defense. I live in southwestern PA...so my vote will matter more than usual this time. New Republican registration is through the roof in this area...the trick, of course, is getting them to show up. Being a registered Independent, I seem to be on everyone's wish list this year. The volume of mail and phone calls have been insane this past month. Both parties are going all out.
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Post by Gua on Nov 1, 2004 18:25:13 GMT -5
"Actually, it isn't. The Republicans will add between 2-4 seats to their slight lead in the Senate. In the House, Republicans will -- at the very least -- hold their 23 seat lead...likely adding to it." Do you have some kind of crystal ball?? You have no more insite than anyone else ....Wed. we will all know ;D |
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Post by Ivory on Nov 1, 2004 22:19:59 GMT -5
Yeah, we'll know on Wednesday............ but it won't be until Wednesday January 26th. I just hope this doesn't end up with the Supreme Court decided it again. |
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Post by Beej on Nov 2, 2004 2:06:06 GMT -5
"You have no more insite [sic] than anyone else..."Certainly I do...but only because I pay attention to the state-by-state races. - In the Senate, the current breakdown is: 51 (R) ... 48 (D) ... 1 (I); - Of those seats, 65 are off the table (36 Republican and 29 Democrat); - Of the 35 seats up for re-election this year, 25 are considered blowouts in favor of the incumbents; - That leaves 10 Senate seats up for grabs: Alaska (R) Colorado (R) Florida (D) Georgia (D) Illinois (R) Louisiana (D) North Carolina (D) Oklahoma (R) South Carolina (D) South Dakota (D) Alaska - Incumbent Lisa Murkowski (R) is barely leading former governor Tony Knowles (D); a strong turn-out for Bush in this Republican state should be enough to secure Murkowski's job. Colorado - Incumbent Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) is stepping down for health reasons. Attorney General Ken Salazar (D) is currently leading beerman Pete Coors (R) by 4-6%. A Salazar victory would switch party control of the seat to Democrats. Florida - Incumbent Bob Graham (D) is not seeking re-election. Betty Castor (D) is neck-and-neck with former HUD secretary Mel Martinez (R). This one is too close to call. Georgia - Incumbent Zell Miller (D) is retiring; Republican Johnny Isakson has opened up a double-digit lead and is expected to win this race easily...switching party control of the seat to Republicans. Illinois - Incumbent Peter Fitzgerald (R) is retiring; Barack Obama (D) will defeat Alan Keyes (R) in a landslide...switching party control of the seat to Democrats. Louisiana - Incumbent John Breaux (D) is retiring; Representative David Vitter (R) will easily defeat his three Democratic rivals, but Louisiana law requires that a candidate needs more than 50% of the vote to win. With four candidates running, it's unlikely Vitter will hit that mark and a special run-off election will be needed in December (between Vitter and the top Democrat) to decide this seat. North Carolina - Incumbent John Edwards (D) is vacating his seat to run for Vice-President; Republican Congressman Richard Burr leads former Clinton chief-of-staff Erskine Bowles by 5%. A Burr victory would switch party control of the seat to Republicans. Oklahoma - Incumbent Don Nickles (R) is not seeking re-election; former Rep. Tom Coburn (R) leads Rep. Brad Carson (D) by 5%. A strong turn-out for Bush in a heavily-Republican state should be enough for the GOP to retain this seat. South Carolina - Incumbent Fritz Hollings (D) is retiring; Rep. Jim DeMint (R) has been leading Inez Tenenbaum (D) by a margin of 6-13%. This seat will likely switch to Republican control. South Dakota - Incumbent Tom Daschle (D) is in the fight of his life...the Super Bowl of senate races this election year. A victory here would be a morale boost to conservatives nation-wide...and eliminate one of the worst political obstructionists of the modern era. Former Rep. John Thune (R) currently leads Daschle by several points. A strong turnout in this Republican state could mean the end for Daschle...then again, the incumbent has a history of pulling victories out of his rear end. This one's too close to call. That means, of the ten senate seats up for grabs... - Republicans should retain two existing seats (AK and OK) and pick up three additional seats from Democratic incumbents (GA, NC and SC); - Democrats will likely pick up two seats from Republican incumbents (CO and IL); - The remaining three seats (FL, LA and SD) are too close to call; Democrats must win all three to avoid losing anymore seats. Republican victories in any would mean additional senate seats changing party control. Currently, Republicans are leading in two of the three races; - Democrats have no realistic chance of taking control of the Senate this year. Their primary focus will be on retention...i.e., trying to lose as few incumbencies as possible. That, my friend, is how I arrive at the conclusion that Republicans are likely to add 2-4 seats to their lead in the Senate...no crystal ball needed.
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Post by Gua on Nov 2, 2004 7:50:42 GMT -5
today is the big day....we will see if your "intel" is accurate |
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