Election Day: Play-by-Play Coverage (NEWS ONLY, NO COMMENTARY/CHITCHAT)

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That's what I mean. Wash DC is 90% black. It's an island of Federal buildings in the middle of a ghetto. (Sorry but anybody who's been there knows this.)

The voting patterns for Maimi-Dade should look like Wash DC. And with record turnout, there should have been a LOT more Kerry votes than have been counted. Maimi-Dade should reflect the rest of the country, as far as voting patterns go. It doesn't.

Anybody want to make a bet that 1)voters were removed from the books in a Democratic situation like Blackfive is reporting, and that those poor ignorant people don't know strangers in the line to get a ballot; and therefore, don't vote; 2)the "photo ID" thing has reared its head; 3) The Diebold thing was NOT investigated--like it should have been when this guy was written about in August....he conveniently removed himself from Bush's Donor list in the summer, right before the voting machines were installed.

What was the percentage of voters who turned out in Maimi-Dade, vs those who were registered? And how many were registered compared to last time?
 
this copnspiracy stuff is predictably pathetic and borders on paronoia and desperation.:wink:
 
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from an unnamed source...

"the diebold system is a killer anyway - because there is no proof. they could practically use it like a voting generator ... lol possibly some of the machines are gonna check if you´re black or white"
 
Nevada goes Bush, New Mexico has Bush ahead 50:49 with 1% remaining, I think the networks are holding off so Bush doesn't get his victory speech tonight. But then the lawyers get involved in Ohio, bah.
 
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Ohio is going to be a mess. I heard on the radio this morning there were people in line until 2 AM, then there's almost 200,000 absentee and other ballots to count. I don't see we have a conclusion for at least the 10 days it will take until they can count them.

But one thing is for sure, the entire country obviously doesn't hate Bush as much as the people on this forum do.
 
I think it's over. I'm disappointed but I'm glad Election Day is behind us. I think that was the most stressful campaign I have ever been through, and I'm ready to kiss it goodbye. Good riddance!
 
U2Kitten said:
Ohio is going to be a mess. I heard on the radio this morning there were people in line until 2 AM, then there's almost 200,000 absentee and other ballots to count. I don't see we have a conclusion for at least the 10 days it will take until they can count them.

But one thing is for sure, the entire country obviously doesn't hate Bush as much as the people on this forum do.
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I don't hate Bush. I'm such a rare U2 fan, I know, and I'm proud.
 
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So it's over?
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Not for another 11 days.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/states.vote/index.html

Ohio official: Count could take 11 days

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While Blackwell said the exact number of provisional ballots was unknown, he said it is "trending toward 175,000."

"We will not know, and nobody knows how many provisional ballots we have had cast until all of the tabulations have come in from across the state," he said.

On absentee ballots, Blackwell spokesman Carlo LoParo said the secretary of state's office will not know how many were returned until after the election, when county election officials send in their numbers.

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Florida official: Absentee count may last days

Florida voters cast an "incredible number" of absentee ballots in Tuesday's presidential election, and counting them may take until Thursday, Secretary of State Glenda Hood said Tuesday night.

Hood said only about 30,000 of the 94,000 absentee ballots received in heavily Democratic Miami-Dade County had been counted, and officials were pulling in "extra staff" to complete the count by noon Thursday, the deadline by which counties must complete the unofficial canvass of all votes.

Broward County, north of Miami and also heavily Democratic, had 92,000 absentee ballots requested, Hood said, but the count of the ballots that were returned may be completed overnight.

Palm Beach County began counting its absentee ballots Friday. In that county, 70,000 absentee ballots were received, Hood said.
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Those are only the absentee ballots in 3 counties in Florida. Some sources say total absentee ballots may even be as much as 1.5 million. Suddenly, that 380,000 vote lead may not look so much anymore...

Marty
 
I know it wouldn't change the results, but this is still wrong

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A computer error involving a voting machine cartridge reportedly handed President George W. Bush an extra 3,893 votes in one precinct in the key state of Ohio.

The Columbus Dispatch reported voters who were checking posted results noticed the problem on the website of Franklin county where the capital, Columbus, is located.

The results gave Republican Bush 4,258 votes and Democrat John Kerry 260 -- in a precinct where just 638 voters cast their ballots.

Matthew Damschroeder, the county electoral chief, said Bush actually drew 365 votes to Kerry's 260, while 13 other votes went to other candidates.

Damschroder said the computer error would have been detected in verification operations in the coming weeks.
 
the least that can be said is that the system is broken


the most

is that it is corrupt and election outcomes are manipulated and sometimes elections are stolen.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-briefs5.2nov05,1,5232805.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

IN BRIEF / NORTH CAROLINA

Thousands of Votes Lost Due to Human Error
From Times Wire Reports

November 5, 2004



More than 4,500 votes have been lost in one North Carolina county because officials believed a computer that stored ballots electronically could hold more data than it did.

Officials in Jacksonville said UniLect Corp., the maker of Carteret County's electronic voting system, told them that each storage unit could handle 10,500 votes, but the limit was 3,005.

Expecting the greater capacity, the county used only one unit during the early voting period. "If we had known, we would have had the units to handle the votes," said Sue Verdon, secretary of the county election board.
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:)
Here's a nice letter I recieved from the President.
I'm very glad he took time out of his very busy schdule to email me.:sexywink:

Here's the letter-

Dear david,

We had a long night -- and we had a great night. The voters turned out in record numbers and delivered an historic victory.

I want to thank our supporters across this country. At every stop I asked you to make the calls, put up the signs, talk to your neighbors, and get out the vote. And because you did your part, we are celebrating today. Thanks to you, we received more votes than any presidential ticket in history.

America has spoken. And I am humbled by the trust and confidence of my fellow citizens. With that trust comes a duty: I will serve all Americans, so help me God. I am proud to lead such an amazing country -- and I am proud to lead it forward.

Reaching our goals will require the broad support of Americans. A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation. We have one country, one Constitution, and one future that binds us all. And when we come together and work together, there is no limit to the greatness of America.

A campaign has ended, and our cause is renewed. The United States of America goes forward with confidence and faith. I can see a new day coming, and I am eager for the work ahead. God bless you all, and God bless America.


Signed
(George Bush)


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MIAMI (AFP) - Shocked supporters of defeated US presidential candidate John Kerry are seeking help from psychologists, who refer to their condition as "post-election selection trauma.

The Boca Raton News reported Tuesday that Palm Beach, Florida trauma specialist Douglas Schooler alone has already treated 15 clients and friends with intense hypnotherapy since the Democratic candidate conceded on November 3.

"I had one friend tell me he's never been so depressed and angry in his life," Schooler said. "I observed patients threatening to leave the country or staring listlessly into space. They were emotionally paralyzed, shocked and devastated," he told the daily.

"We're calling it 'post-election selection trauma' and we're working to develop a counseling program for it," said Rob Gordon, the Boca Raton-based executive director of the American Health Association.

"It's like post-traumatic stress syndrome, but it's a short-term shock rather than a childhood trauma," he told the daily.
 
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