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Minnesota elector breaks ranks, votes for Edwards, not Kerry
Minnesota Star-Tribune ^
| December 13, 2004
| Associated Press
Posted on 12/13/2004 11:55:16 AM PST by KillBill
One of Minnesota's 10 presidential electors broke from the pack and cast a vote Monday for John Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential running mate for John Kerry.
The other nine Minnesota members of the Electoral College voted for Kerry, who won the state's popular vote in November.
After the state's Electoral College ceremony concluded, no one stepped foward as the Edwards voter. Most electors chalked the vote up as a mistake rather than a purposeful political statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: electoralcollege; electors; kerrydefeat
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Wow! The Democrat Electors can't vote right either! It's good to see that the Democrat voters who can't vote right have representation.
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posted on
12/13/2004 11:55:16 AM PST
by
KillBill
To: KillBill
They're still going to blame this on Bush!
/humor
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posted on
12/13/2004 11:56:30 AM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(I got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELLS!)
To: KillBill
Most electors chalked the vote up as a mistake rather than a purposeful political statement. If Minnesota can't get ten people to vote error-free, then what does that say for the rest of the election there (especially in Milwaukee!)
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posted on
12/13/2004 11:57:07 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
To: KillBill
Ok this makes no sense - why would you vote for Edwards and then not step forward? Maybe you want to secretly tell all your friends you were the one that voted for Edwards. That would make you cool.
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posted on
12/13/2004 11:58:24 AM PST
by
RKB-AFG
(W 2004)
To: K4Harty
VOTER FRAUD!!
for Edwards....
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posted on
12/13/2004 11:58:26 AM PST
by
andyland
(Bush won and Rather lost!)
To: KillBill
This is good to stick it to Kerry but bad for the process. Voters should know that the slate of electors will follow their will.
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posted on
12/13/2004 11:59:17 AM PST
by
doug from upland
(Vietnam Vets: FINALLY -- welcome home, heroes)
To: Yo-Yo
If Minnesota can't get ten people to vote error-free, then what does that say for the rest of the election there (especially in Milwaukee!) I'll take geography for 100$ please, Alex. APf
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posted on
12/13/2004 11:59:38 AM PST
by
APFel
(Humanity has a poor track record of predicting its own future.)
To: KillBill
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:00:11 PM PST
by
rwilson99
(I am a South Park Republican)
To: KillBill
Every vote count!
BTW who was his vote for VP?
To: Yo-Yo
Milwaukee is in Minnesota now????
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:00:36 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: KillBill
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:00:40 PM PST
by
Petronski
(Sleepin' on the interstate, ah whoa-o, Gettin' wild, wild life.)
To: Yo-Yo
"If Minnesota can't get ten people to vote error-free, then what does that say for the rest of the election there (especially in Milwaukee!)"
We've got a case of the pot and kettle here, if noticed.
To: APFel
Haven't you ever been to Milwaukee, Minnesota? It's just across the lake from Detroit, Ohio. ;)
To: RKB-AFG; KillBill
Oh.......Kerry is doomed.....now even with Ohio he can't win....
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:02:26 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Semper Paratus
Read the article. Whomever it was, the nimrod voted Edwards/Edwards.
Is that considered an overvote or a spoiled ballot?
To: KillBill
A humiliating kick in the Kerry crotch from his own party.
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:03:22 PM PST
by
kidd
To: Yo-Yo
"If Minnesota can't get ten people to vote error-free, then what does that say for the rest of the election there (especially in Milwaukee!)" Damn, no wonder this election is screwed up. People is moving whole cities from one state to another...
Had to be those dastardly Bush Bots. Musta been Karl Roves Secret plan to disenfranchise all them DEM voters!
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:03:29 PM PST
by
Mad Dawgg
(French: old Europe word meaning surrender)
To: KillBill
Most electors chalked the vote up as a mistake rather than a purposeful political statement.There go those democrats, divinging the intent of the voters again.
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:04:24 PM PST
by
alnick
To: KillBill
I agree this person truely wanted to represent the heart and soul of the voters that carried the day in MN--confused voters who mistakenly voted for Kerry or was it Edwards or---well anybody but Bush.
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:04:29 PM PST
by
rod1
(uired 4 more hours).)
To: Yo-Yo
Uh, Milwaukee's in Wisconsin. But we know what you mean: they had problems there, too!
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posted on
12/13/2004 12:04:49 PM PST
by
Conservative Canuck
(The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness)
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