Posted on 11/08/2004 5:16:09 AM PST by Jacvin
In the Democratic stronghold of Palm Beach County, President Bush's 39 percent showing last week was cause for GOP rejoicing, while Democrat John Kerry's 60.4 percent of the vote led some Dems to call for a leadership shake-up in the local party.
Bush got 211,894 votes in Palm Beach County — a staggering 38.5 percent improvement over his 2000 total, when he was out-polled by even the losing GOP candidates for clerk of courts and public defender. The increase is all the more impressive considering county GOP voter registrations have barely grown over the last four years.
Many of the 58,943 votes Bush gained were due to the GOP's vaunted "72-hour campaign," which was actually more like a 120-hour campaign in the days leading up to the election. The Bush-Cheney campaign knocked on about 50,000 doors in the county, targeting many "casual Republicans."
"We know a certain percentage of people won't show up unless we light a fire under them," explained Boca Raton GOP activist Jack Furnari.
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State Committeeman Martin took exception. Martin, who earlier this year accused Bush of knowing in advance about the Sept. 11 attacks, suggested electronic voting machines were rigged in Florida and Ohio.
"I do not want to concede that George W. Bush won the election fair and square and honestly," Martin told party activists. Later, he added, "I don't want to concede that they have the full four years."
Asked afterward about his suggestion that Bush might not serve four years, Martin said, "If ultimately corruption in the electronic machines is identified and proven, there's a real possibility of impeachment."
Some other Dem diehards share Martin's disbelief.
"I think we won the (expletive deleted) election — here and in Ohio," DEC member Dale Welsch said. "How is it possible? We got robbed again."
(Excerpt) Read more at palmbeachpost.com ...
Life couldn't be much better right now.
Hahahah, Keep crying voter fraud Dems.. I hope you spend the next year doing it.
Isn't it hilarious, the DUmpster, which denounced exit polls for the past 4 years and refused to allow people to post exit polls on election day, are pointing to exit polls as their evidence of voter fraud.
God, these people are pathetic and stupid.. I love it. :)
Keep it up DUmmies.. It's beginning to look like we are at the birthdate of a very long-lasting onservatism era in American history. Thanks!! :)
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This little stat highlights for me the fraud in Palm Beach County in the 2000 vote. There is no way that voters cross parties for public defender. Whatever number the downticket contests have mirrors voter registrations closely. This seems to be another argument in favor of the "double-voting-by-skewer" theory of Freeper R.E.Cook [not sure of his exact name.]
I agree, I still have "morning after glow"..LOL
The electorate is slowly turning Republican. The Democrats will have a conundrum in 2006 of trying to peel off votes in a majority Republican electorate. And they won't have the faintest idea of how to go about it. Not just in Florida but across the country.
AS long as they keep up this wining and talking down to the conservatives they will lose. They are angry and out of touch with reality.
I live in a Dem precinct in Florida, so I had no sense of what the election would hold when I went to the polls.
But when my sister called me from Georgia (she lives in a HEAVILY Republican precinct) and told me that people were lined up and willing to wait for hours to vote for Bush, I had a sense of good things to come.
The common wisdom was that only "angry" dems would stand in long lines, well, as it turns out there were a lot of "angry" republicans too.
I don't think the MSM or the dems can understand the anger they generated in the Republican base by their constant Bush bashing and slanted news.
I am submitting this vanity for all Freepers to show how much of a different every one person can make. I call this a “Freepers Tale.” Please read the whole thing and I sweated over this.
I am a conservative attorney from New York with a strong accent who was so furious this past year, that I contacted the RNC to do my part. I attended a meeting in September in NY where lawyers were asked to sign up to volunteer to go to the battleground states to support the President. The reason for not staying in New York is obvious.
I considered this election to be personal. I live around too many liberal jerks. I live in NY and know about 9/11. I was so upset over Michael Moore and lies. I broiled in anger about the unfairness towards GWB. I knew in my heart that GWB was the right man for this job and that I had to do something. Additionally, I was fearful about the message a Kerry victory would send to our veterans and soldiers alike, not to mention the terrorists and Europe. Therefore, I considered this election to be my chance to contribute to the effort.
Anyway, around October, 2004, I received notification from the RNC that I was going to Duval County in Florida to gear up for a contested race. This New Yorker has never been to Duval County before, but was eagerly waiting my chance to do my part.
On October 29, 2004, I flew down to Jacksonville Airport to meet some of the other attorneys who I would be working with in Duval County. These were Charlie (Atlanta GA attorney), Phil (Attorney from Atlanta and Fellow Freeper), and Gene, a paralegal from Alabama. We all met and were excited for the days ahead.
On October 30, 2004, we went to the Duval County Canvassing Board to monitor the counting on absentee votes and ballots with disputed signatures. Upon our arrival, we met with Chris (DC Attorney), John (DC attorney, and Margaret (Florida attorney). We monitored the counting and kept tabs on the angry Kerry/Edwards people. There was also Ryan (Freeper lawyer from Atlanta), Marty (local counsel), Olivia (Texas attorney and Freeper), and one other great lady whose name escapes me right now.
Later that day, we attended a meeting and got to know each other better and made plans for the days ahead. We had another meeting on Sunday, where we got “Voting Rights Counselor” shirts, buttons, and hats. These looked very official and were given to attorneys to where. I thought we looked extremely professional when compared with the Kerry Edwards people.
We took a ride by the Duval County headquarters to get ID’s and get more instructions. At a minimum, I was extremely impressed by the people volunteering for the Republicans. There were many many college kids there. There were even college students from Texas who came in to volunteer. They were awesome and went door to door and gave out signs, etc.
A group of people from Texas came to volunteer for the Republicans as well. They called themselves the “Texas Strike Force.” They were great and seemed to have an affinity for this NU YAWK “Yankee” who was working with them side by side. Particularly, “Glen” and “Skipper” were my favorites.
On Monday, November 1, 2004, myself, Phil, and Gene, traveled to the “Regency Library” to monitor the early voting. We wore our “Voting Rights Counselor” gear and brought a bunch of signs etc, to give out. The headquarters told us to expect heavy democratic turnout in this area.
We arrived at the site and the Kerry Edwards people had already set up shop right at the 50 foot line. They looked sort of surprised to see us, but we went and introduced ourselves to them nonetheless.
As voters arrived, we greeted them nicely and gave out GWB items. The Kerry people gave out buttons and fans. They also gave out water as if it were a marathon or something. As the turnout increased, the Kerry people brought in some additional bodies. Although they initially outnumbered us, the office sent us Skipper and the Texas Strike Force. They blew me away with their enthusiasm and Skipper had a huge sign that all voters could see that read “Who would Osama Vote For?” The other Texas people gave out B/C items. The people took as much as they could get and were very positive towards us.
Phil was great too as he mirrored the Kerry/Edwards guy giving out sample ballots and countering every statement made the Kerry guy. Gene, who is a female, laid on the Alabama charm to the people waiting in line.
Myself???? I am a big guy, very muscular, and seemed more like security and crowd control.
We completely demoralized the Kerry people. We outnumbered them, out charmed them, out spent them, and out politiced them.
After the day was over, we had another meeting, and all agreed about the great reception we received and how meager the Kerry people were. I am convinced that their claim of 10,000 lawyers was fabricated to scare us. It backfired! We had the manpower in place for anything they had, times three!
Ok. Now it is Tuesday, November 2, 2004, the big day. The local attorneys were stationed inside the polls and us out of state lawyers were part of roving quick response legal teams. I was teamed up with “Glen” a member of the Texas Strike Force. Although the two of us could not be more different, we both got along great and I think I made a good friend.
Unfortunately, we had to respond to an accident that one of our volunteers got into. I can’t give details for obvious reasons, but it took up some of our time. Glen and I responded to a number of problems with voters, mostly minor and nothing worth writing about. What is notable is the fact that our “Voting Rights Counselor” gear had a huge impact and made us look very official, organized, and professional. Some mistook us for actual election officials. I think that was the intent.
Throughout the day, the headquarters was busy with activity. There were many people being dispatched to places with little presence. It was great - it seemed like we had people all over the place!
I must admit, at one point during the day I got a chance to look at Drudge. I was very nervous and in fact was expecting the worst. Others were too.
As the day came to an end, we went over to the party arranged by the Republican party to watch the returns. It was a job well done on our part, and now hopefully would prove it. Once Florida was called for GWB, we all went nuts. It proved that average people can make a huge difference! In fact, Duval gave GWB a tremendous amount of votes to counter South Florida. As the night wore on, the mood increased. I became a little buzzed from too many beers, but we all knew we were sharing a great moment. I worked hard alongside the efforts of so many others with the same zeal and passion to keep our nation strong and get GWB re-elected.
I am so impressed with the caliber of the people of Duval county. After being somewhat down on the average voter, my faith and opinion has changed. The Duval County folks all came together and each contributed in his/her own way. Don’t get me wrong, Liberal New Yorkers are still scum and deserve Dante’s Hell.
My point is this, get involved! Your contribution will make a difference. This election has taught me that if we come together we will never lose, Never! Only if we get complacent will we lose.
I had a great experience and thank God GWB is our President. Although he is not perfect, he is a fundamentally good decent man and has only the USA as his priority.
Freepers - I love you all. This board has helped GWB and this nation!
WE OWNED THE GROUND WITH VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES!!!!
Great job!
Thanks to all the out of state R's that came down to help us.
We really appreciated your dedication and help.
This election was personal!
I felt that GEB put his butt on the line for us trying to keep us safe and that the least we could do is give up a few days for him.
I hope that we continue to pick up seats, keep consolidating power, keep defeating the left on all fronts, and keep the terrorists and those who support them on the run.
What's up with that? How can you be "casual" about voting? Especially if you're a Republican in enemy territory.
Some are. It's a sad fact of politics.
Big Texas "Muchos Gracias" ping!!!!!!!!!!!
Great story. More people should share theirs! We even did our little part here in a small Democrat/union-dominated county in rural WV, where we had 60 people with Bush/Cheney signs waving at passing traffic at about 10 locations and getting great response. Fortunately, the culture here is mostly conservative Democrat so vote fraud or any kind of crime was (realistically) not a concern, just GOTV efforts.
Unfortunately, my state went for Kerry. If you visited Portland, you'd probably wonder if you weren't really still in NYC--the news was filled with stories covering the protestors after the election. But--thanks to you and those who worked so hard for Bush along side of you--the "nattering nabobs of negativity" have not prevailed. BLESS YOUR HEARTS!!
You know--I really have to wonder. The protestors and whiners who "hate" Bush need to be confronted with a few questions:
Are you really so prejudiced against the citizens of Afghansitan and Iraq that you think only people like you deserve the freedom and prosperity which give you the right and opportunity to protest?
Do you support the efforts of some of your fellow citizens who are now fighting and dying to secure the freedom and security of others--or do you feel they should only bleed or die for you?
I.E--Are you just really spoiled? Or just plain stupid!
OK--rant off. And--THANK YOU again for giving us an inside view of your wonderful efforts!! God bless you and the USA!
We really snookered the RATS in Florida. They focused so much of their efforts on thinking we were going to intimidate voters and make a problem. Instead, while they were focused on "Keeping an eye on us". we were doing hardcore GOTV activities. We figured that getting 100 more voters to the polls was better than wasting time challenging 20 or 50 voters, with the possibility that those challenges would not be sustained.
The RATS are so totally clueless and not ready for prime time.
Well there you go, don't let things like facts get in the way.
I live in FL, also. To me, the improvement is simply the level of fraud that has been going on all these years.
This is probably the first election in FL the Dems haven't been able to cook the punch cards. By next election they probably will be able to figure something out, though.
Robert A. Cook, PE is the name I was trying to recall.
Thanks for your dedication to the troops; what could they have thought if the antimilitary senator from MA had won?
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