Posted on 11/04/2004 7:27:03 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
Latest vote tally shows Bush outpolling Kerry by 746,461 (50.05%) to 732,416 (49.11%).
They should have declared it Tuesday night.
New Mexico has already been called for President Bush and now Iowa has turned Red. The only two Algore states to switch in 2004. That's 12 electoral votes as opposed to the 4 in New Hampshire that's the only Red State from 2000 to go Blue.
As a side note, Ralph Nader still has not given President Bush a concession call.
Thank God the election didn't come down to Iowa. We'd be the Florida of 2004. Mr. Sec'y of State Chet Culver is doing one lousy job.
It seems he's not very organized.
A refurbished Asgard matter-energy transportation device goes out to the first Freeper to spot the logical disconnect in this threadline.
Actually it's very well organized, and a very clean process. Whatever results they give will be accurate. It's better to be right than quick.
I see no reason why the absentee ballots received through election day couldn't be counted up on election day - then what few that come in up to canvas day would likely not matter as they would not be in large enough number to swing any one office.
Are you the Paraclete from PalTalk?
>>>Mr. Sec'y of State Chet Culver is doing one lousy job.
He can only report the numbers he's been given so far...it's the counties that need to get thier poop in a pile.
Keith...no definite news on Iowa? Brad is standing here & needs to finish his homework...and he's waiting on that.
Hop to it! :)
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/UnofficialCanvasResults.pdf
That's as good as it gonna get until the vote is canvased next week.
Maybe if Chet hadn't worked as an arm of the democrat party to encourage all the absentee ballots, we wouldn't be waiting so long.
Furthermore, if it takes this long to resolve an election, somethings broken in Iowa.
From Brad.....
"I don't have anything to say."
Sheesh. The kid's related to me, can ya tell? LOL! So, since HE'S TOO RUDE TO THANK YOU, I will!
Thanks!
You know I'm not completely sure yet (given how I'm inundated with mostly Canadian news sources) but I think Bush won the election...did it all come down to Iowa, or what?
There is nothing wrong with the Sec of State or the counties. The counties are meeting the statutory deadlines. There is a very slight possibility that Kerry could pull Iowa out, and that's why the news agencies aren't calling Iowa. It's no big deal; we'll know in a few more days -- and either way, Bush has been reelected.
Bush will win Iowa. It's over.
1) he's up by 14,000.
2) only a fraction of the 15,000 provisionals will actually be counted.
3) of the 50,000 or so absentee ballots that are outstanding, only a handful will be returned. People either will end up not voting or would have voted at their precinct on election day.
14,000 votes is too many to overcome. If we only could whittle away Wisconsin too, I'd stop hearing this Bush won by one state nonsense that some liberals are claiming.
I remain concerned about the Ohio counting. I went to secy of state site and he lists 155K PBs. The trash rate on those is unknown. The site says 86% (my calculation) were valid in 2000.
Thankfully, they are spread out all over the state. 22K are in Cleveland, but the rest are all over. Kerry's split should not be strong.
Remember, the danger is NOT that Kerry's count overtakes Bush. The danger is lower than that. It is that the gap closes to some recount threshold. Then other dangers appear.
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