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Posted on 11/05/2004 7:48:16 AM PST by inquest
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By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer
DES MOINES, Iowa - President Bush (news - web sites) won Iowa on Friday, claiming the last three states of the 2004 presidential election.
Although Democratic Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) had already conceded the race for the White House on Wednesday, the counting of absentee ballots continued in Iowa, which had been too close to call.
By Friday, Bush had 745,980 votes and Kerry had 732,764 with the number of outstanding ballots too few to change the outcome.
Long after the polls closed on Tuesday, Bush won Ohio, which gave him the 270 electoral votes necessary for a second term, and New Mexico.
With Iowa decided, Bush had 286 electoral votes and Kerry 252.
In 2000, Democrat Al Gore (news - web sites) won Iowa and New Mexico, which went for Bush this year. The only Democratic switch was New Hampshire, which went for Bush in 2000.
Iowa will not certify the results until Nov. 29.
Kerry began campaigning in Iowa nearly three years ago. His surprising win in the Jan. 19 caucuses over a slate of eight other candidates gave him the momentum to claim the Democratic nomination.
Called for whom?
I question the timing.
Truthfully this time?
Iowa goes to Bush. Yahoo!
what did iowa want? did they leave a message?
Has CBS called Ohio for Bush yet???
You know when this thing is all tallied the President could reach 60 million votes.
Yahhhooooooooooooooo....ooo!
ROTFLMAO!!!!! Going all the way back to the Iowa caucus, I wonder how much Democrats spent in that state only to lose it and its measly 7 EV?
CBS hasn't even called Texas for Bush yet.
No, but they did finally call Florida.........then hauled Rather off in a straight jacket. ;)
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-ooooooooo!
Meanwhile, King Bill Richardson is still trying to manufacture votes in NM...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1271223/posts
You know, in spite of rampant voter fraud to keep Bush from winning, he still won with 51%! I hope they get over it soon!
Oh Yahoo, I thought you meant Dan Rather.
The DUs are going crazy trying to find a way to get recounts in Fl. and Oh. Proof that they are warped, they are saying the counties that had more registered Democrats than Republicans were victims of fraud because there were more votes for Bush, duhhhh.
CBS is holding off till 2008 to make the call.
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