Alright, Let's Do This: THE OFFICIAL NOV. 2ND ELECTION DAY THREAD

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(Even though it's not quite Nov. 2 yet in the US...)

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 01:46 (twenty-one years ago)

It's overrated already.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 01:49 (twenty-one years ago)

this is getting out of hand already

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 01:49 (twenty-one years ago)

It's already already.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 01:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Hipsters.

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 01:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Go to bed, old man.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 01:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I propose we all start rival election day threads.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 01:50 (twenty-one years ago)

The first results of the election will be coming in from Dixville Notch, NH

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 01:58 (twenty-one years ago)

http://fusionanomaly.net/ferisbuellercameroncaduceus.jpg
Call me "sir", Ned, goddamnit!

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Serious question: Who here has already voted in this election?

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:13 (twenty-one years ago)

ONE MORE DAY

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i voted last week

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I filled out my absentee ballot.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I filled out your absentee ballot too.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:19 (twenty-one years ago)

heh

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned, stopping Nadering the thread.

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:21 (twenty-one years ago)

stopping = stop

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Ralph Nader, masturbater

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned natters with Nader while noodling.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:22 (twenty-one years ago)

my ballot was mailed in about 2 weeks ago -- yay oregon

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't vote, due to being too lazy about deadlines. But it was gonna be absentee in either Georgia or Maryland, so whatever.

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)

If a warmly warbling warbler warbles to
another warmly warbling warbler, which
warmly warbling warbler warbles warmest?

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Here's what Drudge has to say:

GLADIATORS OF AMERICA PREPARE FOR THEIR FATE...

The high priests of polling ordained that George Bush and John Kerry should both hold final rallies next to each other under the cliffs of downtown Milwaukee yesterday – Hector and Achilles finally meeting beneath the walls of Troy...

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I love The Drudge

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Did anyone else hear that, already, there's, like, 300,000 absentee ballots missing?

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously?

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)

60K in florida alone, apparently.

and more everywhere else, one suspects.

can't find any mention of 300K on the newswires yet, tho...

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.wonkette.com/images/or%20you%20could%20say%20shes%20going%20as%20kerry.jpg

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)

In other news, my gf informed me that she voted for Kerry in VA. < / yay>

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)

i didn't have confirmation on the number, just that one of my lefty friends was freaking out about it on the phone to me yesetrday. I swore she said 300,000 though

Across the nation, lawyers are creaming their pants

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Aren't there 300,000 lawyers nationwide ready to pounce on this election?

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Anyone care to guess the Senate spread?

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I bet it includes sauerkraut.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 02:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I just want to note that right now is the closest we've ever come to having a Portuguese-African gazillionaire as first lady. If she loses, how long will it be before we get the next one?

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 03:07 (twenty-one years ago)

not long enough

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 03:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I bet you include sauerkraut.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 03:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Moveon.org's Election Protection info card

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 03:52 (twenty-one years ago)

WRT the pic upthread, is that the get-up Cheney keeps Mary in so nobody knows she's...y'know-- undead?

Oh, wait, I'm confusing attributes again, SHE'S gay, HE'S undead.

― Hunter (Hunter), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 03:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I voted the saturday before this last one. felt good. however I used a diebold machine so Im not sure whether I actually 'voted' or not.

― still bevens (bscrubbins), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 03:57 (twenty-one years ago)

DOINK!

― planescapin' 'til dawn (Homosexual II), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 04:00 (twenty-one years ago)

the Clown?

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 04:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I voted last week, and it felt gooooooooooood.

― Drew Daniel, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 04:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Checking in from Portland, OR, where I've already voted, and so has everyone I know... hooray for our all-absentee-ballot system...

― Douglas (Douglas), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 04:55 (twenty-one years ago)

i feel disappointed in myself for not volunteering tonight

oh well

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 04:56 (twenty-one years ago)

altho, i was belting out the lyrics to "ONE DAY MOOOOOOOORRRRREE" whilst driving home from work, and i dont' feel too bad about that

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 05:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel kinda bad for prioritizing my election party over volunteering in Wisconsin. But not *that* bad.

― Kenan (kenan), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 05:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't have cable, but I know that they're voting in Dixville Notch right now. Let me know when Pat Buchanan wins again.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 05:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i need to find a place to watch the daily show tomorrow...

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 05:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I kind of wish I had voted early but I wasn't sure where I could go to do that. Also a friend of mine witnessed irregularity during prevoting once.

Who's going before work? I think I'm going to have to wait b/c I can't afford to get to school that late. dammit.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 05:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Bush won Dixville Notch 19-7
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/election.main/

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 05:52 (twenty-one years ago)

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I'm assuming Wisconsin and michigan for Kerry

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Hawaii and Michigan goes Kerry according to CNN.com

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Well last time Gore won but Bush got presidency, so this time Kerry should be given presidency to balance it out.

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm done mourning (and I'll be glad in the highly unlikely event I'm proven wrong), and I'm ready for the pissed off and disgusted phase. If people want a medieval world with crusades and shit, let em have it. I'll just keep fighting for, as a poster way upthread put it, the "enlightenment republic".

Anyhow, obviously I can't sleep and my thoughts are incoherent. Glad ILX is here to vent with.

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)

MSNBC reckons 269 to Bush.

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)

you'd have to wish terminal cancer on the Supreme Court right wing nutjobs to get that to ha... oh wait.

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:34 (twenty-one years ago)

back on betfair, kerry has shortened from 40/1 to 9/1 on heavy trading, bush drifting out but not by much

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:35 (twenty-one years ago)

wait a minute.. isn't minnesota a party switch? how come cnn.com didn't give them the neat little light blue color but gave it to new hampshire?

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Minnesota was Democratic last time. And for a long time before that too.

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:38 (twenty-one years ago)

aie.. for some reason i thought gore was from minnesota.. maybe i should sleep.

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:39 (twenty-one years ago)

a nairn plz go away you're driving up the number of posts on this thread and i predicted 1693 and there's still nine hours to go.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you Johnny Edwards. Fight it to the last fucking vote!!!!

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:45 (twenty-one years ago)

ok, off to bed.. all in all, *shakes mi head*

even clutching at straws for an outside chance of a Kerry victory in Ohio will still be breadcrumbs, since he'd have to contend with a Repub senate and house...

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)

when did I last post to this thread? who was it that guessed 2000?

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:49 (twenty-one years ago)

once again, the Onion calls it right:

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4044

NEW YORK—Observers from around the world report that they were inspired and moved by America's most recent attempt to hold a public election in accordance with the standards of a democratic republic.

"After all of the recriminations, infighting, and general madness before the election, the people of this fractured nation still found the courage to show up at the polls," said Anas Salman, an Afghan U.N. official who was in New York during the American electoral experiment. "More than half of America's citizens—a large portion of them women—made a valiant attempt to choose their own leader, even though there was no guarantee their votes would be counted. It was truly inspirational...."

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)

even clutching at straws for an outside chance of a Kerry victory in Ohio will still be breadcrumbs, since he'd have to contend with a Repub senate and house...

I appreciate that people are trying to find something to be satisfied about, but I'm sorry, this doesn't cut it for me. It was most likely going to be a Republican Congress, anyway. And even if Kerry wasn't able to get as much done as he might've liked (see Clinton post-1994), a Kerry administration would've at least slowed the progress of some of the scarier Republican legislation, and perhaps even reversed some of the policies not as dependent on congressional support.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:54 (twenty-one years ago)

you want clutching at straws, wait until some people who start crowing about 2008. There'll be GOP fatigue, time for a change, etc.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:55 (twenty-one years ago)

you want clutching at straws, wait until some people start crowing about 2008. There'll be GOP fatigue, time for a change, etc.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:56 (twenty-one years ago)

well, let's just say one scary thing Bush tried to push.. the federal gay marraige ban... completely bombed on its first try... almost half of the republicans voted against it.

Not all republicans are Bush's fellaters. Many of them are, but some of them aren't.

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:58 (twenty-one years ago)

C'MON GUYS, IT'S NOT OVER, PLEASE!!! 249 / 242

Don't just throw in the towel when for so many weeks we had been projecting that this could last longer than Nov 2nd...and now it officially has. Kerry isn't conceding until everything is counted.

(I been avoidin' this thread since yea, you guys needed a PART DEUX a long time ago...this shit takes so long to load!)

― Vic (Vic), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

so, to me, the inevitable gridlock between kerry and the house+senate that would happen is going to happen, albeit to a lesser degree, with bush too.. more likely with his more insane ideas... at least, I hope.

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Well give what a cunt Bush has been, you'd think non-Bush Republicans would at the very least abstain voting.

xxpost

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:00 (twenty-one years ago)

if i die because bush invades iran and some stupid fucker decides to blow up chicago, i'm going to be really pissed.

― amateur!!st, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)

well they all have to pay him some lip service xpost

― LE CHUCK!™ (ex machina), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Nader Supporters Blame Electoral Defeat On Bush, Kerry

WASHINGTON, DC—Supporters of presidential candidate Ralph Nader blamed his defeat Tuesday on George W. Bush and John Kerry, claiming that the two candidates "ate up" his share of the electoral votes. "This election was stolen out from under Mr. Nader by Bush and Kerry, who diverted his votes to the right and the left," Nader campaign manager Theresa Amato said. "It's an outrage. If Nader were the only candidate, he would be president right now." In his concession speech, Nader characterized Bush and Kerry as spoilers.

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that from the Onion too?

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:04 (twenty-one years ago)

CSPAN calls Nevada for Bush.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Bush down by 139,000 in Ohio. 98% reporting.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:08 (twenty-one years ago)

DOWN by 139,000? You serious?

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:09 (twenty-one years ago)

WHOOPS, sorry!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I meant up. Sorry. I am tired.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:10 (twenty-one years ago)

wait whatFUCK Y%:UTJRDTFHGB

― LE CHUCK!™ (ex machina), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:10 (twenty-one years ago)

ARGH>

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Jesus.

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, the counties with less than 100% precincts reporting have Bush in the lead. Dunno whether this is signif.

― OleM (OleM), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm going to try to get laid this weekend

― amateur!!st, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Jerry Bruckheimer's Ohio...

2005.

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

can't christian slater and winona ryder just off a lot of these younger bush voters and make the nation think they committed suicide?

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img39.exs.cx/img39/70/fuckthis.jpg

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:14 (twenty-one years ago)

awesome.

― papa november (papa november), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Ok bitches, mind if I start PART II ? This insanity is taking too long to load, and besides this thread has been outdated for a while

― Vic (Vic), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

go fer it

― twiki's ho and dr. theo slapping ass, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:18 (twenty-one years ago)

What, you mean this part II?

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Ne'rmind, schmuel already did the deed

xxx-post

― Vic (Vic), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:19 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.theonion.com/images/409/image_article2644_418x430.jpg

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 08:41 (twenty-one years ago)

this thread is incredible, but then so is what's happened. the outcome frustrates and depresses no end, but at least pretty much everyone from Swygart to Williams to Dee to Ed to Ned to Carey has made me smile (and sometimes laugh), so thanks for that.

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 10:36 (twenty-one years ago)

It's Nov. 3rd now, and we have no president: the second official election day thread

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

As much as I mostly hate Philadelphia these days, the fact that it turned out overwhelmingly against Bush makes me feel a little better about it.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Clinton was FAR less coy about gay rights and health care reform in his campaign than Kerry has been in his

in its post-election wrapup book, Newsweek reports that Clinton urged Kerry to endorse local gay marriage bans. Kerry refused.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:06 (twenty-one years ago)

But surely a late-in-the-day move from Kerry to do so would have been seen as very cynical... if even Clinton advised him post-July say on this.

It's rather to Kerry's overall credit that he did refuse this, I must say; perhaps not shrewd politics, but rather honourable/truthful really. And was he quite to know how much of a factor "moral issues" were set to play at t' end of the day?

― Tom May (Tom May), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)

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