Posted on 11/03/2004 2:04:33 PM PST by publius1
It looks like the President and Kerry are about 11,000 votes apart, 1,477,122 (49.4%) to 1,488,935 (49.8%), with 100% reporting. That's 11,000 out of nearly 3 million. Why is this state given to Kerry?
This state is a g*d-d*mn discrace. The state is very pro-bush and pro America with the exception of the Peoples Republic of Madison and the third world nation of Milwaukee.
If you look at the Upper Midwest States Kerry won, Bush's percentage in all three was 48%. A very good showing considering the fact Kerry once ran double digit numbers in them. That's plenty of encouragement for future elections.
Of course, that's it. All the states Bush is ahead in have provisional ballots that must be counted. Go figure.
The National county map tells the real numbers!
I'm rather interested in the number of military ballots that are out there, uncounted. Believe me, I've been on my knees, thanking God that President Bush is re-elected... but it's personally disgusting to see my state go for Kerry. I really wish Madison, Milwaukee, etc., could surgicall remove themselves, and plant their liberal behinds somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean...
So he can call Lambert Field his new home!
Would it be out of line for me to dream of Tommy Thompson as the replacement Senator for Herb "Nobody's senator but the abortion industry's" Kohl...? :)
as I said earlier...w/o 'rat fraud in Milwaukee and Philly, W handily wins WI and PA.
It does matter, because reporters like Wendell Goler are out there spouting off about how Bush once again one with "the slimmest of margins", being only four points over the necessary 270 EV's to win (Wendell apparently forgot that New Mexico and Iowa are in the union, and that both together put Bush SIXTEEN points over, not just four). The more EV's we've got in our column over 270, the less reporters can claim that the President doesn't have a mandate, or that he only squeaked by, etc.
Rule No. 1: If the democrat is ahead, no matter by how small a margin, call the state early for the democrats.
Rule No. 2: If the republican is ahead by anything less than a huge margin, delay calling the state for him for as long as possible, just in case.
They also had a huge problem in Racine, Wi. the woman in charge is of elections is an illegal immigrants who was encouraging anyone to register and vote-no questions asked. I think a lot of people from Chicago went to Racine and Kenosha to vote.
That has been floated as a rumor in some Republican circles. But it doesn't jive with the fact that Tommy doesn't like Washington all that much. It's not that he doesn't like running an executive agency, I think he just really likes being in Wisconsin more and wants to come back. He could shoot for a 5th term as Governor too.
Note that all these are eastern states. Another poster in the wee hours this a.m. said the reason for the delay in calling them was that the exit polls were pointing strongly the other way, so they were being cautious. Today we're celebrating the bogusity (I know it's not a word, but I like it) of the exit polls, but early yesterday evening that would not yet have been apparent.
I don't know if that analysis was a speculation or a report, but it sounds plausible.
Minnesota and Wisconsin are going through an alignment along similar lines as the South over the last few decades. In 2008, the Republican candidate should be able to pick up at least one of them. From 2012 onward, they should be safely in the 'R' column.
Demographic shifts are going to make it very difficult for a Democratic candidate to win the White House in the next generation or so. This was their best shot for the foreseeable future.
[July 4th]
>He could shoot for a 5th term as Governor too.
Hmm... I could be talked into that. A replacement for Jim "Nobody's governor but the NEA's" Doyle...
Anyone notice the large impact Pretty Boy Johnny had on NC. In 2000, it was
Bush 56%, Gore 43%
With Pretty Boy on the ticket in 2004,
Bush 56%, Kerry 43%
I too am wondering about the number of military ballots and absentee ballots outstanding. In PA, there are some 16,000 servicemen overseas....not enough to make a difference in our state, but in yours, who knows, especially is the 75-25% Bush to Kerry advantage that was reported for military voting is true. If, however, you do find a way to surgically remove Madison, Milwaukee, etc, let me know as I'd like to do the same with Philadelphia. We could put them all in one state and call it California Jr, or something!
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