Posted on 11/20/2008 3:30:23 PM PST by Chet 99
MIAMI (AP) — More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes.
An Associated Press study of 94 percent of the state's total shows that the Republican beat Obama by almost 5 percentage points on Nov. 4, but Obama trumped McCain by 11 percentage points in early and absentee balloting. Overall, Obama beat McCain 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent in Florida, becoming only the third Democrat in 11 presidential elections to carry the state.
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What they really mean is “Early Cheating”
Second home owners who feel it’s ok to vote in two states.
I voted absentee here in FL. I hope they tallied my votes to the right people!
Actually, what propelled him to victory were nonvoting Republicans. In Ohio, Obama got 40,000 less votes than Kerry did in 2004 but won by 200,000. McCain got 300,000 less votes than W did in 2004. This race was so winnable. *sigh*
Probaby those absentee “Snowbirds” from New York, still up in the rotten apple so they could vote twice.
The American Electoral process has so many hole in it you could a Marxist Islamophile on a camel through one - and we did!!
Wonder if they got Mickey Mouse’s absentee vote?
Those non-voting Republicans and third-party voting conservatives should get rashes on their genitalia and around their noses.
Winnable it was. No Palin appearance here in South Florida, three McCain appearances in Miami only, and one at midnight on a Sunday, volunteers that went unused here in Broward...especially in the early voting poll watcher area.
Once the new leadership is installed, I plan to write a snail mail letter letting the RNC national chair as well as the Florida chair know exactly what I saw on the ground. Say what you will about W, he and his people did know how to run a campaign.
Also where in the constitution is early voting mentioned. It explains the time for Election Day not election month.
Most of my friends here in California voted early. I don’t get it. I think Election Day is Election Day. Saying it’s easier is, to me, an argument for taking away your vote. A tiny group of bedridden people could vote absentee but why everybody?
Early voting may have helped Obama in FLA, but nothing compared to the assist AP gave him nationwide.
Agreed. 4.1 million of them in total less GOP voters. That’s a lot of rash...
The GOP should consider running appealing, small government conservatives. If they want to win, that is.
Re#9 I have heard the same from Ohio and elsewhere. There were 4.1 million less GOP voters than in ‘O4. Unbelievable...
The schedule of events was lacking, but I don’t think that is what cost McCain a 3% loss in FL. It was a failure in message, lack of advertising from the GOP party and the McCain campaign and disorganization in the party ground game compared to the last two cycles.
It is a shame because the numbers show how winable this election was. McCain lost due to some Repubs not turning out and other voting for the other party. What a complete failure. All he had to do was get the base out this year and he won.
VOILA. HE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET OF THE FIASCO OF 08.
VOILA. HE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET OF THE FIASCO OF 08.
Exactly. Election DAY.
Before 2010 this early voting crap needs to be done away with. How would that happen? The US Constitution says it’s a “day”, but elections are administered by each state.
Hollywood Charlie helped with early voting.A lot of times he sounded like he worked for the DNC.
I live in Florida and I thought early voting was a great idea. However, when I did my GOTV calls, elderly people simply refused to vote early. They told me they’d get to the polls “if they could” on Election Day.
Our problem was that 67% of Dems were contacted by the Obama campaign - and only 36% of GOPers were contacted by the McCain campaign. We didn’t have enough people getting out the vote, and we didn’t have enough voters going to the polls.
Elderly people are very reluctant to vote early. It’s silly, because it’s actually much easier, and having been a poll-watcher at early voting, I’d say there’s a lot more scrutiny and it’s probably more honest. But the problem is that the GOP simply didn’t get out the vote.
Please advise how early voting is allowed when the Constitution clearly states voting must occur on the same day. Did the courts change the Constitution?
Part of that is due to the GOP’s reliance on the 72-hour push. Cue Maxwell Smart: “missed it by that much” (2 weeks).
Republican Governors tended to be big supporters of early voting, especially Governor Crist of Florida. The political science research had shown that early voting favored Republicans in previous elections. This year that all changed and bit the Party in the hindquarters.
No one knew that so many Republicans would simply stay home, no matter when voting was allowed.
I sincerely hope that your letter will be going to Michael Steele, IMHO he is the only one that can take over, and renew the Republican Party.
Palin visited Ft. Myers. I am in Naples but was unable to get a ticket to see her.
New to Florida and was horrified it went blue, grrr.
Palin visited Ft. Myers. I am in Naples but was unable to get a ticket to see her.
New to Florida and was horrified it went blue, grrr.
along with dead people, inmates, multiple-vote-voters, illegal aliens, etc.
Has anyone tried the spell check lately ....YIKES !!!!!!
The Congress may determine the Time of choosing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.The 'Day' which shall be the same throughout the United States is the day on which the Electoral College votes, not when votes for the members of the Electoral College are cast. As for the day we select the Electoral College, 'Congress may determine the Time of choosing'.
How many of those votes were made by legitimate, living and legal voters?
Kerry 2004 Ohio vote: 2,739,952
Obama 2008 Ohio vote: 2,784,344
Hooray for new math,
New-hoo-hoo-math,
It won't do you a bit of good to review math.
It's so simple,
So very simple,
That only a child can do it!
-- Tom Lehrer
The ticket brought out the social-right people, but scared away the middle-of-the-road types. You can’t win that way.
What is really needed is a week or two period of voting, so that there’s time to do everything right and not have all sorts of last-minute snafus that introduce opportunities for error or fraud.
Idea is good. Constitution says “day”, though. If we want the Constitution honored in regard to Hussein’s eligibility for President, we have to honor all of it.
The Constitution only addresses the actual vote for president. Hint: The people who cast those votes could fit in a high school gym.
Re#35 Oops. I was quoting someone, did not check. Still, not the tsunami of new voters. Have a great Thanksgiving...
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